''Geomydoecus'' is a genus of
louse
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 (biology), order, until a 2021 genetic stud ...
in the suborder
Ischnocera
Ischnocera is a large parvorder of lice from the infraorder Phthiraptera. The parvorder consists of Mallophaga, chewing lice, which feed on the feathers and skin debris of birds. Many species of Ischnocera have evolved an elongated body shape. T ...
. They are parasites of gophers (
Geomyidae).
Species include:
* Subgenus ''Geomydoecus''
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G. fulvescens''
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G. heaneyi''
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G. geomydis''
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G. idahoensis''
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G. oregonus''
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G. pattoni''
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G. veracruzensis''
* Subgenus ''Thaelerius''
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G. jamesbeeri''
References
Lice
Parasitic arthropods of mammals
Parasites of rodents
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