species
Goniocotes caoi Gustafsson, Tian, Ren, Li, Sun & Zou, 2024
Nomenclature (1)
- Goniocotes caoi Gustafsson, Tian, Ren, Li, Sun & Zou, 2024: 10.
Holotype; male; 6a4167a9-bffa-4971-9801-1e52620972e0; deposited at: Natural History Museum (formerly British Museum (Natural History)), London, UK (BMNH);
Nomenclature references (1)
- Gustafsson, D.R., Tian, C., Ren, M., Li, Z., Sun, X. & Zou, F. (2024) Separation of Goniocotes Burmeister, 1838, and Dictyocotes Kéler, 1940 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera), with descriptions of four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, 968, 1–36. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.968.2703
Descendants and synonyms
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Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Named after the classical Chinese author Cao Xueqin, who wrote Hongluo Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber), considered one of the Four Great Classics of Chinese literature. This is in reference to this new species being Chinese, and living amongst the mainly red body feathers of its host.