The chewing louse genus Aotiella (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the South American night monkeys, Aotus (Primates: Cebidae)

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1995Author
Price, Roger D.
Timm, Robert M.
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Entomological Society of Washington
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The single previously recognized species of Aotiella Eichler (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae), A. aotophilus (Ewing), and a second species, A. hershkovitzi new species, are described and illustrated. The type host for the former is a red-necked night monkey, Aotus azari Humboldt (Primates: Cebidae), from Bolivia and Argentina, and for the latter a gray-necked night monkey, A. trivirgatus (Humboldt), from Venezuela. The host and louse distributions are discussed.
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Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1995. The chewing louse genus Aotiella (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the South American night monkeys, Aotus (Primates: Cebidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 97(3):659–665.
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