Object:

Rowi’s body louse, Apterygon okarito Palma & Price, 2004; holotype

Registration Number  AI.012588
Phylum  Arthropoda
Class  Insecta
Order  Phthiraptera
Family  Menoponidae
Scientific NameType Status
Apterygon okarito Palma & Price, 2004holotype
Identified By  Palma, Ricardo & Price, R. D.
Identified Date  2004
Common / Maori name  Rowi's body louse
Country collected  New Zealand
Region collected  South Island
Precise locality  Forks - Okarito
Collected By  Department of Conservation (Hokitika Area Office)
Date collected  20 Aug 2002
Section  Insects

Host: Apteryx rowi

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