Amblycera
Vince Smith- Menoponidae
- Boopidae
- Laemobothriidae
- Ricinidae
- Trimenoponidae
- Gyropidae
References
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Barker, S. C., D. A. Briscoe, et al. (1991). "Genetic variation in the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group (Phthiraptera): A test of Price's modelof parasite evolution." International Journal for Parasitology 21(5): 555-563.
Barker, S. C. and R. L. Close (1990). "Zoogeography and Host associations of the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group and H. ampullatus (Phthiraptera: Boopiidae) from rock wallabies (Marsupialia: Petrogale)." International Journal for Parasitology 20(8): 1081-1087.
Barker, S. C., R. L. Close, et al. (1991). "Genetic dievrgence in Heterodoxus octoseriatus (Phthiraptera)." International Journal for Parasitology 21 (4): 479-482.
Bee, C. A. and R. L. Close (1993). "Mitochondrial DNA analysis of introgression between adjacent taxa of rock-wallabies, Petrogale species (Marsupialia: Macropodidae)." Genet. Res., Camb. [Check] 61: 21-37.
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Clay, T. (1970). "The Amblycera (Phthiraptera: Insecta)." Bulletin of the BritishMuseum of Natural History Entomology 25: 75-98.
Clayton, D.H., Price, R.D. & Page, R.D.M. (1996). "Revision of Dennyus (Collodennyus) lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from swiftlets, with descriptions of new taxa and a comparison of host-parasite relationships." Systematic Entomology 21: 179-204.
Eichler, W. D. (1963). Phthiraptera 1. Mallophaga. Leipzig, Verlagegesellschaft Geost & Portig K.G.
Eldridge, M. D. B. and R. L. Close (1992). "Taxonomy of the Rock Wallabies: Petrogale(Marsupialia: Macropodidae). I. A revision of the Eastern Petrogale with the description of three new species." Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 605-625.
Ledger, J. A. (1971). "A review of Dennyus (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) parasitic on the avian genera Apus and Cypsiurus." Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 34(1): 37-56.
Lonc, E. (1990). "Phenetic classification of Ricinidae (Phthiraptera: Amblycera)." Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 59: 403-491.
Title Illustrations

| Scientific Name | Dennyus distinctus distinctus |
|---|---|
| Comments | Parasite of the common swift Apus apus |
| Reference | Clayton, D.H., Price, R.D. & Page, R.D.M. 1996. Revision of Dennyus (Collodennyus) lice (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from swiftlets, with descriptions of new taxa and a comparison of host-parasite relationships." Systematic Entomology 21: 179-204. |
| Copyright | © 1996 Systematic Entomology |
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