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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
5
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
5 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice3SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice3SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19461SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 15 Species
Austrogoniodes Harrison, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Procavicola Bedford, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Procaviphilus Bedford, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Austrogoniodes demersus Kéler, 1952
Brueelia pofadderensis Gustafsson, ..., 2019
Colpocephalum occidentalis Price, 1967
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Felicola (Felicola) calogaleus Bedford, 1928
Myrsidea australiensis Klockenhoff, 1971
Myrsidea tristicola Klockenhoff, 1980
Philopterus coarctatus trigonophorus Stephens, 1829
Polyplax myotomydis Johnson, 1960
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Procavicola (Procavicola) eichleri Werneck, 1941
Procavicola lindfieldi Hill, 1922
Procaviphilus serraticus L.Hill, 1922
Prolinognathus schulzi Taute, 1971
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Cape
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phthiraptera at artfakta.se
Phthiraptera at dyntaxa.se
Phthiraptera at irmng.org
Phthiraptera at marinespecies.org