Hoplopleura oryzomydis
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| Hoplopleura oryzomydis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Hoplopleuridae |
| Genus: | Hoplopleura |
| Species: | H. oryzomydis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplopleura oryzomydis Pratt and Lane, 1951 | |
Hoplopleura oryzomydis is a sucking louse that is known from the southern United States, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. It is known from several oryzomyine rodents: the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), O. couesi, Handleyomys alfaroi, Transandinomys talamancae, Melanomys caliginosus, and Sigmodontomys alfari.[1]