Geomydoecus is a genus of louse in the suborder Ischnocera.[2] They are parasites of gophers (Geomyidae).[3] Species include:
- Subgenus Geomydoecus Ewing, 1929
- G. fulvescens Price & Emerson, 1971
- G. heaneyi Timm & Price, 1980
- G. geomydis (Osborn, 1891)
- G. idahoensis Price & Emerson, 1971
- G. oregonus Price & Emerson, 1971
- G. pattoni Price & Hellenthal, 1979
- G. veracruzensis Price & Emerson, 1971
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Trichodectidae |
| Genus: | Geomydoecus Ewing, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Trichodectes geomydis Osborn, 1891
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Subgenus Thaelerius Price & Emerson, 1972
- G. jamesbeeri Price & Emerson, 1972
References
edit- ^ "Geomydoecus Ewing, H.E." Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Price, Roger D.; Hellenthal, Ronald A.; Palma, Ricardo L.; Johnson, Kevin P.; Clayton, Dale H. (2003). "Trichodectidae". The Chewing Lice: World Checklist and Biological Overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication. Vol. 24. pp. 258–268.
- ^ Lyal, C. H. C. (1985). "A cladistic analysis and classification of trichodectid mammal lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology Series. 51 (3): 328–334.
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