Ricinidae

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Ricinidae
Ricinus bombycillae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Nanopsocetae
Parvorder: Phthiraptera
Clade: Amblycera
Family: Ricinidae
Genera[1]

The Ricinidae are a

ectoparasites. They typically exhibit low prevalence (proportion of infested hosts)[3] and low intensity (number of parasites per infested hosts).[4] They feed on host blood which is atypical in chewing lice.[5]
Two or three genera are recognized.

The

Passeriformes.[6][7] (Note that Ricinus
is also a valid genus name in plant taxonomy.)

The

hummingbirds
.

The

hummingbirds
, but – unlike the former genera – their infestations are usually restricted to the head and neck of the host.

The latter two genera constitute the most important members of hummingbirds' parasite fauna, although their ecology is poorly understood.[3]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2021). "Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. S2CID 4701333
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  3. ^
    doi:10.3390/d15010054
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  4. PMID 38116659
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  5. S2CID 4127686
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  6. PMID 26902646
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  7. ISBN 0-520-09412-3 PDF Open access icon
  8. ^ G Rheinwald (2007): The position of Trochiliphagus Carriker within the Ricinidae (Insecta: Phthiraptera). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55, 37–46.
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