Diversity and host associations of myrsidea chewing lice (phthiraptera: menoponidae) in the tropical rainforest of Malaysian Borneo

• Main Authors: Ram´on Soto Madrid, Oldˇrich Sychra, Suzan Benedick, David P. Edwards, Boris D. Efeykin, Marte Fandrem, Torbjørn Haugaasen, Anastasia Teterina, Suzanne Tomassi, Oleg Tolstenkov
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
• Subjects: QL1-355 General Including geographical distribution; QL461-599.82 Insects
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30947/2/Diversity%20and%20host%20associations%20of%20Myrsidea%20chewing%20lice%20%28Phthiraptera%2C%20Menoponidae%29%20in%20the%20tropical%20rainforest%20of%20Malaysian%20Borneo-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30947/1/Diversity%20and%20host%20associations%20of%20Myrsidea%20chewing%20lice%20%28Phthiraptera%2C%20Menoponidae%29%20in%20the%20tropical%20rainforest%20of%20Malaysian%20Borneo.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30947/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420301012?via%3Dihub; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.011

The tropical rainforests of Sundaland are a global biodiversity hotspot increasingly threatened by human activities. While parasitic insects are an important component of the ecosystem, their diversity and parasite-host relations are poorly understood in the tropics. We investigated parasites of pas...