Forficuloecus forficula (Piaget, 1871)

NZOR Identifier: d2408ef1-3bf6-480f-be7b-d49ce3072c18

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 5ce0cb84-f55e-401c-8e2b-59a6f162c6bd)

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
subphylum
Hexapoda
class
Insecta
subclass
Dicondylia
infraclass
Pterygota
superorder
Neoptera
order
Phthiraptera
suborder
Ischnocera
family
Philopteridae
genus
Forficuloecus
species
Forficuloecus forficula (Piaget, 1871)

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Exotic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Piaget
Rank
species
Published in
Palma RL 2025: Identification of a louse species previously recorded as genus only in New Zealand. The Weta 58: 74–73.
Year
1871
Governing Code
ICZN
Is Recombination
Yes

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
5ce0cb84-f55e-401c-8e2b-59a6f162c6bd
According to
Palma RL 2025: Identification of a louse species previously recorded as genus only in New Zealand. The Weta 58: 74–73.
Has Parent
Forficuloecus (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Forficuloecus forficula (Piaget, 1871) (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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