Type

Trichodectes geomydis Osborn, 1896 type species by original designation of Geomydoecus Ewing, 1929

Nomenclature (2)

  • Geomydoecus Ewing, 1929: 193.

    type species by original designation Trichodectes geomydis Osborn, 1896

  • Geomydoecus Ewing, 1929 in Reed, Hafner, Allen & Smith, 2000 Behavior; Life History

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Ewing, H.E. (1929) A manual of external parasites. In A manual of external parasites. C. C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. xiv+225 pgs.
  • Reed, D.L., Hafner, M.S., Allen, S.K. & Smith, M.B. (2000) Spatial partitioning of host habitat by chewing lice of the genera Geomydoecus and Thomomydoecus (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae). Journal of Parasitology, 86(5), 951–955.

Descendants and synonyms

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1001
subgenus2002
species87069156
subspecies2601541