| Iberian lynx louse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Family: | Trichodectidae |
| Genus: | Felicola |
| Species: | †F. isidoroi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Felicola isidoroi Perez & Palma, 2001[1] | |
Felicola isidoroi, theIberian lynx louse, is anextinct species oftrichodectid chewing louse.
It is known only from a single specimen, a male.[2] In an example ofconservation-induced extinction, it likely died out when the last survivors of its host species, theIberian lynx, were taken into captivity and de-loused.[3] The specimen is slightly larger than males of most of the remaining species within the subgenusLorisicola.[1] The female has never been seen. Thetype specimen is in the collection of theMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales inMadrid.[2]
