Pectinopygus occidentalis Thompson, 1948

Palma, Ricardo L. & Peck, Stewart B., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands </ strong>, Zootaxa 3627 (1), pp. 1-87 : 45

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3627.1.1
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scientific name	Pectinopygus occidentalis Thompson, 1948
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Pectinopygus occidentalis Thompson, 1948 View in CoL New record

Pectinopygus View in CoL ( Epipelicanus [sic]) occidentalis Thompson, 1948a: 318 View in CoL , figs 1–9.

Pectinopygus occidentalis Thompson, 1948 View in CoL ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 270.

Pectinopygus occidentalis Thompson, 1948 View in CoL ; Price et al. 2003: 208.

Holotype ♀ in NHML.

Type host: Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 .

Galápagos host: Pelecanus occidentalis urinator Wetmore, 1945 .

Galápagos localities: Isla Santiago; Isla Rábida.

Galápagos references: This paper.

Other significant references: Clay (1961: 58); Price et al. (2003: 208).

Material examined: 8 males, 16 females and 71 nymphs (4 samples, MONZ) .

Remarks: This is the first record of Pectinopygus occidentalis from the Galápagos Islands. Pelecanus occidentalis is the only host species known for this louse species ( Price et al. 2003: 208).