Felicola isidoroi

Felicola isidoroi, the Iberian lynx louse, was a species of trichodectid chewing louse. It was known only from a single specimen, a male,[2] and likely died out when the last survivors of its host species, the Iberian lynx, were taken into captivity and de-loused.[3] The specimen was slightly larger than males of most of the remaining species within the subgenus Lorisicola.[1] The female was never seen. The type specimen is in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid.[2]

Iberian lynx louse
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Trichodectidae
Genus: Felicola
Species:
†F. isidoroi
Binomial name
†Felicola isidoroi
Perez & Palma, 2001[1]

See also

References
  1. Perez, Jesus M.; Palma, Ricardo L. (2001). "A new species of Felicola (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from the endangered Iberian lynx: another reason to ensure its survival" (PDF). Biodiversity and Conservation. 10 (6): 929–937. doi:10.1023/A:1016688529572.
  2. Palma, Ricardo (19 June 2014). "The Iberian lynx and its unique louse". Museum of New Zealand.
  3. Giggs, Rebecca (March 2019). "A Parasitic Relationship". The Atlantic. Vol. 323, no. 2. pp. 16–17.
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