| Rallicola extinctus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Suborder: | Ischnocera |
| Family: | Philopteridae |
| Genus: | Rallicola |
| Species: | R. extinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rallicola extinctus |
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| Synonyms | |
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Huiacola extinctus |
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Rallicola extinctus is an extinct species of phtilopterid louse.[1] This parasite was only known to live on the now extinct Huia and is thought to have become extinct with its host.[2] It was initially placed in its own separate genus, Huiacola, which means "Huia inhabitant". It was endemic to New Zealand's North Island.