Three new species of the sucking louse genus Hoplopleura (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) in northern Australia

Haylee J Weaver

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.3

Three new species of the sucking louse genus Hoplopleura (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) in northern Australia

Zootaxa. 2017 Mar 23;4247(1):31-44. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.3.

Author

Haylee J Weaver¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia. Present address: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, GPO Box 787, Canberra 2601, Australia.. haylee.weaver@environment.gov.au.

PMID: 28610084
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.3

Abstract

Three new species of the rodent louse genus Hoplopleura (Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) are described and illustrated from Australia: H. melomydis new species from Melomys burtoni (Muridae: Hydromyini, grassland melomys) and M. capensis (Muridae: Hydromyini, Cape York melomys) from Queensland; H. notomydis new species and H. setosa new species from Notomys alexis (Muridae: Hydromyini, spinifex hopping mouse) from the Northern Territory. These new louse species are the first lice recorded from each of the three host rodent species.

Keywords: Phthiraptera, Anoplura, Hoplopleuridae, Hoplopleura, lice, new species, Rodentia, Muridae, Australia.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anoplura*
Mammals
Mice
Muridae
Northern Territory
Phthiraptera
Queensland
Rodentia