The new genus Oculomenopon is described to include the single new species, O. melampittae, with the type host being the Lesser Melampitta, Melampitta lugubris (Passeriformes: Genera Incertae Sedis), from New Guinea.
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1 April 2005
A New Genus and New Species of Chewing Louse (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Lesser Melampitta (Aves: Passeriformes)
Roger D. Price,
Ronald A. Hellenthal
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Vol. 78 • No. 2
April 2005
Vol. 78 • No. 2
April 2005
chewing lice
melampittas
Menoponidae
New Guinea
Oculomenopon
Phthiraptera