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Harrisoniella
''Harrisoniella'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and Southernmost America. Species: *''Harrisoniella copei'' *''Harrisoniella densa'' *''Harrisoniella ferox'' *''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' References

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Harrisoniella Hopkinsi
''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' is a species of Philopteridae, phtilopterid louse that lives on and eats the feathers of albatrosses. The species was first described by W. Eichler in 1952. This species is dark brown with an elongated head, and extremely large – ''H. hopkinsi'' is one of the largest feather lice, with males reaching up to long. They live mostly on the wing feathers, but are quite able to move if disturbed or if their host bird should die. There are usually fewer than half a dozen adult specimens found on a single host bird; low compared with other species of feather lice, which may number in the hundreds. ''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' has been found on the feathers of the wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') and the southern royal albatross (''Diomedea epomophora''). References External links * ''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' and other feather lice discussed on Radio NZ ''Critter of the Week''12 August 2016Images of ''Harrisoniella hopkinsi''
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Harrisoniella Copei
''Harrisoniella'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and Southernmost America. Species: *'' Harrisoniella copei'' *'' Harrisoniella densa'' *'' Harrisoniella ferox'' *''Harrisoniella hopkinsi ''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' is a species of Philopteridae, phtilopterid louse that lives on and eats the feathers of albatrosses. The species was first described by W. Eichler in 1952. This species is dark brown with an elongated head, and extrem ...'' References Lice Insect genera {{Louse-stub ...
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Harrisoniella Densa
''Harrisoniella'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and Southernmost America. Species: *''Harrisoniella copei'' *'' Harrisoniella densa'' *'' Harrisoniella ferox'' *''Harrisoniella hopkinsi ''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' is a species of Philopteridae, phtilopterid louse that lives on and eats the feathers of albatrosses. The species was first described by W. Eichler in 1952. This species is dark brown with an elongated head, and extrem ...'' References Lice Insect genera {{Louse-stub ...
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Harrisoniella Ferox
''Harrisoniella'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Philopteridae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and Southernmost America. Species: *''Harrisoniella copei'' *''Harrisoniella densa'' *'' Harrisoniella ferox'' *''Harrisoniella hopkinsi ''Harrisoniella hopkinsi'' is a species of Philopteridae, phtilopterid louse that lives on and eats the feathers of albatrosses. The species was first described by W. Eichler in 1952. This species is dark brown with an elongated head, and extrem ...'' References Lice Insect genera {{Louse-stub ...
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Philopteridae
Philopteridae is a family (biology), family of feather lice. They are parasite, parasitic on birds, primarily consuming downy feathers. Philopteridae is a highly diverse family with more than 2,700 described species, and constitutes 30% of the order Psocodea, half of all described Phthiraptera (lice), and the majority of parvorder Ischnocera. Most bird groups are infested with members of this family. Different species show convergent morphology, converging on one of a few forms, depending on which area of the host they hide in. Classification The family Philopteridae belongs to the parvorder Ischnocera, of the larger infraorder Phthiraptera, which includes all lice. It was named as a family by Christian Ludwig Nitzsch in 1818. A cladogram showing the position of Philopteridae within Phthiraptera and Psocodea is shown below: Over 2,700 species of Philopteridae have been described, making up 30% of species described in order Psocodea, around half of species described in infraorde ...
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Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, Thorax (insect anatomy), thorax and abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen), three pairs of jointed Arthropod leg, legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antenna (biology), antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a insect brain, brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce Oviparous, by laying eggs. Insects Respiratory system of insects, breathe air through a system of Spiracle (arthropods), paired openings along their sides, connected to Trachea#Invertebrates, small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in ves ...
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Louse (: lice) is the common name for any member of the infraorder Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera was previously recognized as an order, until a 2021 genetic study determined that they are a highly modified lineage of the order Psocodea, whose members are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. Lice are obligate parasites, living externally on warm-blooded hosts, which include every species of bird and mammal, except for monotremes, pangolins, and bats. Chewing lice live among the hairs or feathers of their host and feed on skin and debris, whereas sucking lice pierce the host's skin and feed on blood and other secretions. They usually spend their whole life on a single host, cementing their eggs, called nits, to hairs or feathers. The eggs hatch into nymphs, which moult three times before becoming fully grown, a process that takes about four weeks. Humans host two species of louse—the head lou ...
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