Rallicola
| Rallicola | |
|---|---|
| R. (R.) ortygometrae | |
| Female and male R. (A.) gadowi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Rallicola Johnston & Harrison, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Nirmus attenuatus Burmeister, 1838 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rallicola is a genus of chewing louse. It is an ectoparasite of rails and other birds. It was named by Thomas Harvey Johnston and Launcelot Harrison in 1911. There are two subgenera aside from the nominotypical subgenus: Aptericola, whose species are found on kiwi birds, and Huiacola, a monospecific subgenus consisting of Rallicola extinctus, once found on the huia.