Psitticimex
| Psitticimex | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Cimicidae |
| Subfamily: | Haematosiphoninae |
| Genus: | Psitticimex Usinger, 1966 |
| Species: | P. uritui
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| Binomial name | |
| Psitticimex uritui (Lent & Abalos, 1946)
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Psitticimex is a monotypic parasitoid genus of true bug in the family Cimicidae, consisting only of P. uritui, primarily found in monk parakeets.[1] Uritui is the most common Heteroptera parasite in monk parakeet and parrot nests studied, according to a 2019 study.[2] Uritui is also found in brown cacholote nests, due to the monk parakeet using abandoned cacholote nests.[3]
References
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Psitticimex uritui". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ Per, Esra (2019). "The first assessment of Heteroptera (Hemiptera) ectoparasite records on Psittaciformes (Aves) species". J.Het.Turk. 1. ISSN 2687-3249.
- ^ Aramburú, Rosana M.; Campos Soldini, María P. (2008). "Presencia de Psitticimex uritui (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) en nidos de caserote Pseudoseisura lophotes (Passeriformes: Furnariidae) en la provincia de Entre Ríos". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (in Spanish). 67 (3–4): 131–133. ISSN 0373-5680.