title: The type specimens of chewing lice (Insecta, Mallophaga) deposited in the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
abstract: This paper presents a list of 131 Mallophaga type specimens deposited in the Werneck Collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. It includes 69 holotypes, 62 allotypes, 683 paratypes, 1 syntype and 2 neoparatypes, distributed among 6 families and 35 genera. The types are listed with their respective data and literature.
authors.affiliation: Laborat rio de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. marca@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Margareth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardozo-de-Almeida
authors.forename: Pedro Marcos
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Linardi
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000145:classification*