The type specimens of chewing lice (Insecta, Mallophaga) deposited in the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Margareth Cardozo-de-Almeida; Pedro Marcos Linardi; Jane Costa

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762003000200012

The type specimens of chewing lice (Insecta, Mallophaga) deposited in the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2003 Mar;98(2):233-40. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762003000200012. Epub 2003 May 15.

Authors

Margareth Cardozo-de-Almeida¹, Pedro Marcos Linardi, Jane Costa

Affiliation

¹ Laborat rio de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. [email protected]

PMID: 12764440
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762003000200012

Abstract

This paper presents a list of 131 Mallophaga type specimens deposited in the Werneck Collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. It includes 69 holotypes, 62 allotypes, 683 paratypes, 1 syntype and 2 neoparatypes, distributed among 6 families and 35 genera. The types are listed with their respective data and literature.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
Female
Male
Phthiraptera / classification*