Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phthiraptera (NL) > Trinoton sp.

Posted by blaauw7 on 08-07-2023 13:03
#1

Found yesterday. It was walking on my clothes during a boot trip from Hompelvoet, Gerevelingen.
5 mm.

Phthiraptera.......

Gr. Dick

Edited by blaauw7 on 09-07-2023 17:28

Posted by blaauw7 on 08-07-2023 13:18
#2

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Posted by Jan Maca on 08-07-2023 13:56
#3

I think it is a Trinoton sp., a genus of Amblycera with relatively large body and small wing-like structures on pronotum (I think it can be seen especially on the lower picture). Parasites of Anseriformes, 7 species in Europe according to fauna-e.org

Edited by Jan Maca on 08-07-2023 13:57

Posted by blaauw7 on 09-07-2023 15:14
#4

Thanks Jan! Must be Trinoton sp.
Now i have to find someone who is willing to identify the species.

Gr.
Dick