Strigiphilus garylarsoni
| Strigiphilus garylarsoni | |
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| Holotype ♂; paratype ♀. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Strigiphilus |
| Species: | S. garylarsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Strigiphilus garylarsoni | |
Strigiphilus garylarsoni is a species of chewing louse found only on owls. The species has no common name.
The species was first described by biologist Dale H. Clayton in 1990.
Host[]
Its type host is the Northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis).[1]
Distribution[]
The type location is Ndola, Zambia.[1]
Etymology[]
It was named after Gary Larson, creator of the syndicated cartoon The Far Side. In a letter to Larson, Clayton praised the cartoonist for "the enormous contribution that my colleagues and I feel you have made to biology through your cartoons." In his 1989 book The Prehistory of the Far Side, Larson stated, "I considered this an extreme honor. Besides, I knew no one was going to write and ask to name a new species of swan after me. You have to grab these opportunities when they come along."[3] Clayton wrote he honored Larson "in appreciation of the unique light he has shed on the workings of nature."[1]
See also[]
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
- Serratoterga larsoni
- Thagomizer
References[]
- ^ a b c d Clayton, Dale H. (1990). "Host Specificity of Strigiphilus Owl Lice (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with the Description of New Species and Host Associations" (PDF). Journal of Medical Entomology. 27 (3): 258–260. doi:10.1093/jmedent/27.3.257.
- ^ "Strigiphilus garylarsoni Clayton, D.H.". Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Larson, Gary (1989). The Prehistory of the Far Side. Andrews and McMeel. ISBN 978-0-8362-1851-0.
Further reading[]
- Heard, Stephen B. (2020). "Gary Larson's Louse". Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 31–38. doi:10.12987/9780300252699-006.
External links[]
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- Potter, Lisa (August 14, 2017). "The Far Side of Science". @theU. The University of Utah. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020.
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- Insects described in 1990
- The Far Side
- Lice
- Parasites of birds
- Insects of Zambia
- Parasitic insect stubs