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Hoplopleura janzeni n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), a new sucking louse from a Central American swimming mouse

Durden, Lance A.
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Timm, Robert M.
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Abstract
Both sexes of a new species of sucking louse Hoplopleura janzeni (Phthiraptera: Hoplopleuridae) are described and illustrated from the Central American ichthyomyine swimming mouse Rheomys raptor (Rodentia: Muridae) collected in Costa Rica. The morphology of the new species is compared with that of Hoplopleura exima Johnson, the only other species of sucking louse known to parasitize an ichthyomyine rodent. Hoplopleura janzeni is unique in having posteriorly directed spurs on the first antennal segment, the fore- and midcoxae, and the hind femora of both sexes.
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2001-12
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Journal of Parasitology
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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Scholarly Works
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Scholarly Works
Kansas African Studies Center Scholarly Works
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Hoplopleura, Hoplopleuridae, Phthiraptera, Rheomys raptor, Rodentia, Anoplura, Central America, Swimming mouse, Costa Rica
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Durden, L. A. and R. M. Timm. 2001. Hoplopleura janzeni n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), a new sucking louse from a Central American swimming mouse. Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1409–1413
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