Quadraceps
Quadraceps is a genus of louse.[2] They are ectoparasites of birds in the order Charadriiformes, and the genus was circumscribed in 1939 by Theresa Clay and Richard Meinertzhagen.[1]
| Quadraceps | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Q. separatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Quadraceps T. Clay & R. Meinertzhagen, 1939[1] |
| Type species | |
| Philopterus (Nirmus) vanelli Denny, 1842 | |
Species
Species include:[2]
- Quadraceps charadrii (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Quadraceps neoaustralis Emerson & Price, 1986
- Quadraceps hopkinsi Timmermann, 1952
- Quadraceps hospes (Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1866)
- Quadraceps separatus (Kellogg & Kuwana, 1902)
References
- Clay, Theresa; Meinertzhagen, R. (1939). "Three new genera of Mallophaga from Charadriiformes". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 11. 4 (22): 453–454. doi:10.1080/00222933908527008.
- "Quadraceps Clay, T.; Meinertzhagen, R.". phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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