Definition of Mallophaga. Meaning of Mallophaga. Synonyms of Mallophaga

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Definition of Mallophaga

Mallophaga
Mallophaga Mal*loph"a*ga, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lock of wool + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.

Meaning of Mallophaga from wikipedia

- The Mallophaga are a suborder of lice, known as chewing lice, biting lice, or bird lice, containing more than 3000 species. These lice are external parasites...
- confusion." Prior to petitioning the ICZN, Hopkins asked other experts in Mallophaga for their opinion on this matter. He received support from W. Büttiker...
- Wiseman, J. S. (1968). "A Previously Undescribed Species of Menacanthus (Mallophaga: Menoponidae) from Bobwhite Quail". Journal of the Kansas Entomological...
- Press Clay, Theresa (1960). "A new genus and species of Menoponidae (Mallophaga, Insecta) from Apteryx". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series...
- the Linnean Society 138(1): 39–82. Ash, J. S. (1960). "A study of the Mallophaga of birds with particular reference to their ecology". Ibis 102(1): 93–110...
- lice (Anoplura) and the chewing lice (Mallophaga); however, recent cl****ifications suggest that the Mallophaga are paraphyletic and four suborders are...
- Clay, Theresa (1960) [1961]. "A new genus and species of Menoponidae (Mallophaga, Insecta) from Apteryx" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History...
- very close and unusual relationship. She became the world's expert on Mallophaga, or chewing lice; however, her work is cast into question by her suspected...
- (Aptericola) for species found on Apterygidae (kiwis). Harrison's 1916 list of Mallophaga species recognized sixteen valid species in Rallicola, one in Parricola...
- Złotorzycka, Jadwiga (1974). "Revision der europäischen Strigiphilini (Mallophaga, Strigiphilinae)" (PDF). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne. 44: 328–345. Ewing...
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