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Haematomyzus
| Haematomyzus | |
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| Haematomyzus elephantis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Nanopsocetae |
| Parvorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Superfamily: | Rhynchophthirina Ferris, 1931[5] |
| Family: | Haematomyzidae Enderlein, 1904[2] |
| Genus: | Haematomyzus Piaget, 1869[1] |
| Type species | |
| Haematomyzus elephantis Piaget, 1869
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[6] | |
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The genus Haematomyzus includes three species of lice that differ so markedly from all other lice that the genus is placed in its own family Haematomyzidae, itself monotypic within the superfamily Rhynchophthirina.[7] These unusual lice are ectoparasites of elephants and warthogs. Their mouthparts are elongated to form a drill-like structure that allows them to penetrate the thick skin of their host.
- ^ a b Piaget, E. (1869). "Description d'un parasite de l'elephant, Haematomyzus elephantis'". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 12: 249–254.
- ^ Enderlein, Günther (1904). "Über die Morphologie, Klassifikation und systematische Stellung der Anopluren nebst Bemerkungen zur Systematik der Insektenordnungen". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 28 (4): 136–137.
- ^ Clay, Theresa (1963). "A new species of Haematomyzus Piaget (Phthiraptera, Insecta)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 141 (1): 153–161. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1963.tb01606.x.
- ^ Emerson, K. C.; Price, Roger D. (1988). "A new species of Haematomyzus (Mallophaga: Haematomyzidae) off the bush pig, Potamochoerus porcus, from Ethiopia, with comments on lice found on pigs". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 90 (3): 338–342.
- ^ Ferris, G. F. (1931). "The Louse of Elephants. Haematomyzus elephantis Piaget (Mallophaga: Haematomyzidae)". Parasitology. 23 (1): 112–128. doi:10.1017/S0031182000013494. S2CID 84868661.
- ^ Hopkins & Clay 1952, p. 163.
- ^ Price et al. 2003, p. 466.
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