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Ricinus
Copyright © 2018 Gary Alpert

Ricinus
Flagstaff, Museum of Northern Arizona, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
March 19, 2018
Collected by Gary Alpert from a Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) at the Center for Bio-Cultural Diversity; 35°14'6.63"N 111°39'39.50"W 2165 m elev.
Deposited in the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA)
Photographer Gary D. Alpert

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Ricinus Ricinus
Contributed by Gary Alpert on 21 March, 2018 - 11:19am
Last updated 23 August, 2020 - 4:24am

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… v belov, 23 August, 2020 - 4:24am

Moved for Expert Review
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 15 June, 2018 - 5:09pm

Ricinus ?
On this webpage, you have a list of lice associated with different animals and list 5 species for Junco hyemalis: http://phthiraptera.info/category/avian/aves/passeriformes/emberizidae/junco/junco-hyemalis

The genus Ricinus seems the right one here.
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 24 March, 2018 - 11:21pm

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