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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
186
1751
4434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
16
78
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
16 Families width 169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183081SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice28SpeciesTaxom
Boopiidae Mjöberg, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 189623SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellidae Ewing, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice9SpeciesTaxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Laemobothriidae Mjöberg, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19466SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae (Leach, 1817)4SpeciesTaxom
Pthiridae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Ricinidae Neumann, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Trimenoponidae Harrison, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
78 Genera with 169 Species
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Acronirmus Eichler, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Actornithophilus Ferris, 18035SpeciesTaxom
Amyrsidea Ewing, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anaticola Clay, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Anatoecus Cummings, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Aquanirmus Clay & Meine..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ardeicola Clay, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Austrogoniodes Harrison, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Austromenopon Bedford, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Boopia Piaget, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bovicola Ewing, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Carduiceps Clay & Meine..., 18803SpeciesTaxom
Chelopistes Kéler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ciconiphilus Bedford, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Coloceras Taschenberg, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cuculicola Clay & Meine..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cuculiphilus Uchida, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Cummingsiella Ewing, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Damalinia Mjöberg, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Degeeriella Neumann, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Dennyus Neumann, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Eidmanniella Kéler, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellus Fahrenholz, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Esthiopterum Harrison, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Fahrenholzia Kellogg and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Fulicoffula Clay & Meine..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gliricola Mjöberg, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Goniodes Nitzsch, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Gyropus Nitzsch, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1758Ungulate lice3SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Halipeurus Thompson, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Ibidoecus Cummings, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Laemobothrion Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lagopoecus Waterston, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Latumcephalum Le Souëf, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Lipeurus Nitzsch, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lunaceps Clay & Meine..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Lutridia Kéler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Menopon Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meropoecus Eichler, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Mulcticola Clay & Meine..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 20067SpeciesTaxom
Naubates Bedford, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neocolpocephalum Ewing, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 18429SpeciesTaxom
Physconelloides Ewing, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Pitrufquenia Marelli, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomenopon Mjöberg, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pthirus Leach, 1758Crab lice1SpeciesTaxom
Quadraceps Clay & Meine..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ricinus De Geer, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 180310SpeciesTaxom
Solenopotes Enderlein, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrotaphus Kéler, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Strigiphilus Mjöberg, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Sturnidoecus Eichler, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhaptoecus Waterston, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Trabeculus Rudow, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Tricholipeurus Bedford, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Trimenopon Cummings, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trinoton Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vernoniella Guimaraes, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Werneckiella Eichler, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Wilsoniella Eichler, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acronirmus gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) bicolor Piaget, 1880
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) paludosus Clay, 1962
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) patellatus Piaget, 1890
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) spinulosus Piaget, 1880
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) totani Schrank, 1803
Amyrsidea (Argimenopon) fulvomaculata Denny, 1842Louse
Anaticola anseris Linnaeus, 1758Goose wing louse
Anaticola crassicornis Scopoli, 1763Goose wing louse
Anaticola tadornae Denny, 1842
Anatoecus (Anatoecus) cygni Denny, 1842
Anatoecus (Anatoecus) icterodes Nitzsch, 1818
Aquanirmus colymbinus Scopoli, 1763
Ardeicola ardeae Linnaeus, 1758
Ardeicola rhaphidius Nitzsch, 1866
Austrogoniodes hamiltoni Harrison, 1937
Austromenopon lutescens Burmeister, 1838
Austromenopon nigropleurum Denny, 1842
Austromenopon paululum Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Austromenopon stammeri Timmermann, 1963
Austromenopon transversum Denny, 1842
Boopia tarsata Piaget, 1880
Bovicola (Bovicola) bovis Linnaeus, 1758Cattle Biting Louse
Bovicola (Bovicola) concavifrons Hopkins, 1960
Bovicola (Bovicola) limbatus Gervais, 1844Angora goat biting louse
Bovicola (Bovicola) longicornis Nitzsch, 1818
Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis Schrank, 1781Louse
Bovicola (Bovicola) tibialis Piaget, 1880
Bovicola (Holakartikos) crassipes Rudow, 1866Angora goat biting louse
Brueelia apiastri Denny, 1842
Brueelia glandarii Denny, 1842
Brueelia iliaci Denny, 1842
Brueelia marginata Burmeister, 1838
Brueelia merulensis Denny, 1842
Brueelia nebulosa Burmeister, 1838
Brueelia varia Burmeister, 1838
Carduiceps cingulatus Denny, 1842
Carduiceps meinertzhageni Timmermann, 1954
Carduiceps scalaris Piaget, 1880
Chelopistes meleagridis Linnaeus, 1758Large turkey louse
Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus Boisduval & ..., 1835Louse
Coloceras damicorne Nitzsch, 1866
Colpocephalum fregili Denny, 1842
Colpocephalum leptopygos Nitzsch, 1874
Columbicola columbae Linnaeus, 1758Louse
Cuculicola latirostris Burmeister, 1838
Cuculiphilus (Cuculiphilus) fasciatus Scopoli, 1763
Cummingsiella aurea Hopkins, 1949
Cummingsiella aureus Hopkins, 1949
Cummingsiella charadrii Linnaeus, 1758
Cummingsiella ovalis Scopoli, 1763
Damalinia (Cervicola) meyeri Taschenberg, 1882
Damalinia (Damalinia) appendiculata Piaget, 1880
Degeeriella fusca Denny, 1842
Degeeriella rufa Burmeister, 1838
Dennyus (Dennyus) hirundinis Linnaeus, 1761
Eidmanniella pellucida Rudow, 1869
Enderleinellus longiceps Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Enderleinellus tamiasis Fahrenholz, 1916
Fahrenholzia tribulosa Ferris, 1922
Felicola (Suricatoecus) vulpis Denny, 1842
Felicola laticeps Werneck, 1942
Fulicoffula lurida Nitzsch, 1818
Gliricola (Gliricola) porcelli Schrank, 1781Guinea pig louse
Goniodes colchici Denny, 1842
Goniodes dissimilis Denny, 1842Brown chicken louse
Goniodes pavonis Linnaeus, 1758
Goniodes spinicornis Nitzsch, 1866
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838Louse
Haematopinus asini Linnaeus, 1758Horse sucking louse
Haematopinus eurysternus Nitzsch, 1818Short Nosed Sucking Louse
Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758Hog louse
Haemodipsus lyriocephalus Burmeister, 1839
Haemodipsus ventricosus Denny, 1842Rabbit louse
Halipeurus (Halipeurus) diversus Kellogg, 1896
Halipeurus (Halipeurus) placodus Edwards, 1961
Hoplopleura acanthopus Burmeister, 1839
Hoplopleura arboricola Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura sciuricola Ferris, 1921
Ibidoecus plataleae Denny, 1842
Laemobothrion (Laemobothrion) tinnunculi Linnaeus, 1758
Lagopoecus lyrurus Clay, 1938
Latumcephalum lesoueefi Harrison & J..., 1916
Linognathus cervicaprae Lucas, 1847Louse
Linognathus pithodes Cummings, 1916Louse
Linognathus setosus von Olfers, 1816Dog Sucking Louse
Linognathus stenopsis Burmeister, 1838Common goat louse
Lipeurus maculosus Clay, 1938Louse
Lunaceps actophilus Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Lunaceps holophaeus Burmeister, 1838
Lunaceps limosella Timmermann, 1954
Lunaceps numenii Denny, 1842
Lutridia (Lutridia) exilis Nitzsch, 1861
Menacanthus eurysternus Burmeister, 1838Louse
Menopon gallinae Linnaeus, 1758Chicken shaft louse
Meropoecus meropis Denny, 1842
Mulcticola macrocephalus Kellogg, 1896
Myrsidea cornicis De Geer, 1778
Myrsidea franciscoloi Conci, 1942
Myrsidea isostoma Nitzsch, 1866
Myrsidea lyali Klockenhoff, 1984
Myrsidea picae Linnaeus, 1758
Myrsidea quadrifasciata Piaget, 1880
Myrsidea suttoni Price & Dalg..., 2006
Naubates (Guenterion) prioni Enderlein, 1908
Neocolpocephalum turbinatum
Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke, 1932Squirrel louse
Pectinopygus bassani O. Fabricius, 1780
Pectinopygus gyricornis Denny, 1842
Pedicinus hamadryas Mjöberg, 1910
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Pediculus humanus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
Pediculus simiae (Ewing, 1932)⇒ Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
Pediculus sturni (Schrank, 1776)⇒ Sturnidoecus sturni Schrank, 1776
Philopterus atratus Nitzsch, 1818
Philopterus chloridis Schrank, 1776
Philopterus cincli Denny, 1842
Philopterus citrinellae Schrank, 1776
Philopterus corvi Linnaeus, 1758
Philopterus garruli Boisduval & ..., 1835
Philopterus guttatus Denny, 1842
Philopterus picae Denny, 1842Louse
Philopterus rubeculae Denny, 1842
Physconelloides eurysema Carriker, 1903
Physconelloides passerinae (Emerson, 1957)⇒ Physconelloides eurysema Carriker, 1903
Physconelloides zenaidurae McGregor, 1917
Pitrufquenia coypus Marelli, 1932
Polyplax alaskensis Ewing, 1927
Polyplax auricularis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax spinigera Burmeister, 1839
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Pseudomenopon pilosum Scopoli, 1763
Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758Crab Louse
Quadraceps obliquus Mjöberg, 1910
Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) celidoxa Burmeister, 1838
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) desolata Timmermann, 1959
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) euryrhyncha Giebel, 1874
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) haematopi Linnaeus, 1758
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) lari O. Fabricius, 1780
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) limosae Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) merguli Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) platygaster Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) scolopacisphaeopodis Schrank, 1803
Solenopotes burmeisteri Fahrenholz, 1919
Solenopotes muntiacus Thompson, 1938
Stenocrotaphus gigas Taschenberg, 1879Large poultry louse
Strigiphilus (Eichlerius) cursor Burmeister, 1838
Strigiphilus (Eustrigiphilus) ceblebrachys Denny, 1842
Strigiphilus rostratus Burmeister, 1838
Sturnidoecus sturni Schrank, 1776
Syrrhaptoecus digonus Waterston, 1928
Trabeculus aviator Evans, 1912
Trabeculus hexakon Waterston, 1914
Trichodectes (Stachiella) ermineae Hopkins, 1941
Trichodectes (Stachiella) mustelae Schrank, 1803
Trichodectes (Trichodectes) canis De Geer, 1778Canine chewing louse
Trichodectes (Trichodectes) melis J.C.Fabricius, 1805
Trichodectes mephitidis (Osborn, 1896)⇒ Neotrichodectes osborni Kéler, 1944
Tricholipeurus balanicus Werneck, 1938
Tricholipeurus clayae Werneck, 1938
Tricholipeurus parallelus Osborn, 1896
Trimenopon hispidum Burmeister, 1838
Trinoton querquedulae Linnaeus, 1758Large duck louse
Werneckiella equi Denny, 1842Horse Biting Louse
Werneckiella neglectus Kéler, 1942
Werneckiella ocellata Piaget, 1880
Wilsoniella ovalis

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in British Isles
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
8
12
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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