Apterygon okarito: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Psocodea
Family
Menoponidae
Genus
Apterygon
Species
Apterygon okarito
Scientific Name
Apterygon okarito

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Apterygon okarito

Apterygon okarito is a species of louse belonging to the family Menoponidae. It is an ectoparasite of the Okarito Kiwi. The species was described in 2004 by Ricardo Palma and Roger Price and is similar to other Apterygon species, being only separated by minor differences in morphology. Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, it is considered to be "Nationally Critical".

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