Nesiotinus
{{short description|Genus of lice}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
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| image = Nesiotinus demersus Kellogg MA I374863 TePapa.jpg
| image_caption = Nesiotinus demersus MA 1374863
| taxon = Nesiotinus
| authority = Kellog, 1903
| type_species = Nesiotinus demersus
| type_species_authority = Kellog, 1903
}}
Nesiotinus is a genus of lice belonging to the family Philopteridae.{{cite web |title=Nesiotinus Kellog, 1903 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1032160 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}} The genus was first described in 1903 by Vernon Lyman Kellogg,{{Cite web |title=Australian Faunal Directory: Nesiotinus |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Nesiotinus |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=biodiversity.org.au |language=en}}{{cite Q|Q99668499|pages= 85-91 [89]}} and the type species is Nesiotinus demersus.
The species of this genus are found infesting King Penguins.{{Cite web |title=Australian Faunal Directory: Host taxa for Nesiotinus Kellogg, 1903 |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Nesiotinus/hosts |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=biodiversity.org.au |language=en}}
Species
- Nesiotinus demersus {{small|Kellogg, 1903}}
- Nesiotinus kerguelensis {{small|Mey, 2010}}
References
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Category:Taxa described in 1903
Category:Taxa named by Vernon Lyman Kellogg
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