Strigiphilus garylarsoni

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Strigiphilus garylarsoni

Holotype ♂; paratype ♀.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Family:	Philopteridae
Genus:	Strigiphilus
Species:	S. garylarsoni
Binomial name
*Strigiphilus garylarsoni* Clayton, 1990^[1]^[2]

Strigiphilus garylarsoni is a species of chewing louse found only on owls. The species was first described by biologist Dale H. Clayton in 1990, who named it after cartoonist Gary Larson.

Its type host is the Northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis).^[1] The type location is Ndola, Zambia.^[1]

Etymology

It was named after Gary Larson, creator of the syndicated cartoon The Far Side. In a letter to Larson, Clayton praised the cartoonist for "the enormous contribution that my colleagues and I feel you have made to biology through your cartoons." In his 1989 book The Prehistory of the Far Side, Larson stated, "I considered this an extreme honor. Besides, I knew no one was going to write and ask to name a new species of swan after me. You have to grab these opportunities when they come along."^[3] Clayton wrote he honored Larson "in appreciation of the unique light he has shed on the workings of nature."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Clayton, Dale H. (1990). "Host Specificity of Strigiphilus Owl Lice (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with the Description of New Species and Host Associations" (PDF). Journal of Medical Entomology. 27 (3): 258–260. doi:10.1093/jmedent/27.3.257. PMID 2332870.
^ "Strigiphilus garylarsoni Clayton, D.H.". Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ Larson, Gary (1989). The Prehistory of the Far Side. Andrews and McMeel. ISBN 978-0-8362-1851-0.

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Wikispecies has information related to Strigiphilus garylarsoni.

Potter, Lisa (August 14, 2017). "The Far Side of Science". @theU. The University of Utah. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020.

v t e Gary Larson
Comics	The Far Side
Galleries	The Far Side Gallery 2 3 4 5
Other books	There's A Hair In My Dirt!: A Worm's Story The Complete Far Side: 1980–1994 The Prehistory of The Far Side
Films	Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side
Related	Nature's Way "Cow tools" Thagomizer Strigiphilus garylarsoni

Taxon identifiers
Strigiphilus garylarsoni	Wikidata: Q7623730 Wikispecies: Strigiphilus garylarsoni CoL: 52ZVX EoL: 8984647 GBIF: 6940208 IRMNG: 11578212 Open Tree of Life: 5024778 Plazi: D97B7388-C966-7932-A9A7-9B02C55D9E0B Psocodea Species File (old): 1229714 Psocodea Species File (new): 882956 ZooBank: DC322D2C-13A1-4A80-A9BF-0C91945F78EF

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