Chelopistes meleagridis

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 36

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.273680

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243897

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Chelopistes meleagridis
status

 

Chelopistes meleagridis (L.)—large turkey louse

Ex Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey): TN, Blount Co., Cades Cove, 23 Jun. 2001, P. Super. The large turkey louse can be common on both domestic and wild turkeys (Durden 2002).