Kingdom Animalia Family Ricinidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Suborder Amblycera Genus Ricinus Higher classification Ricinus Order Louse | |
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Similar Louse, Ricinidae, Amblycera, Melanocorypha, Calandra lark | ||
Ricinus vaderi is a species of chewing lice which parasitises the calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) in Azerbaijan. It is a member of Ricinus, the largest genus of chewing lice found parasitizing Passeriformes.
The species name is derived from Darth Vader, a fictional character in the Star Wars series. According to Miroslav Valan, Oldrich Sychra and Ivan Literak, the first author’s fiancée noticed a similarity between the head of the R. vaderi and Darth Vader’s helmet.
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