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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1468
4449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
13
54
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
13 Families width 127 Species and 2 Subspecies
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice18SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183020SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 189628SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice22SpeciesTaxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice7SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 192913SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 194610SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Echinophthiriidae Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pthiridae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Ratemiidae Kim and Ludwig, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
54 Genera with 127 Species
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Actornithophilus Ferris, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Anaticola Clay, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Anatoecus Cummings, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Bovicola Ewing, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Bucerocophorus Elbel, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Carduiceps Clay & Meine..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cervicola Kéler, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Chapinia Ewing, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Ciconiphilus Bedford, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Damalinia Mjöberg, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dasyonyx Bedford, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Dennyus Neumann, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Docophoroides Giglioli, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eurytrichodectes Stobbe, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Gliricola Mjöberg, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Gyropus Nitzsch, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1914Ungulate lice7SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 192312SpeciesTaxom
Indoceoplanetes Bush, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonphthirus Benoit, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Lunaceps Clay & Meine..., 18382SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Otidoecus Bedford, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxylipeurus Mjöberg, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paraclisis Timmermann, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxuroecus Conci, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 191912SpeciesTaxom
Procavicola Bedford, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Procaviphilus Bedford, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Proechinophthirus Ewing, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pthirus Leach, 1927Crab lice1SpeciesTaxom
Quadraceps Clay & Meine..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Ratemia Fahrenholz, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Schizophthirus Ferris, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Solenopotes Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Suricatoecus Bedford, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricholipeurus Bedford, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Turacoeca Thompson, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
127 Species and 2 Subspecies
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) grandiceps Piaget, 1880
Anaticola phoenicopteri Coinde, 1849
Anatoecus pygaspis Nitzsch, 1866
Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis Schrank, 1781Louse
Brueelia astrildae Tendeiro & M..., 1994
Brueelia lonchurae Tendeiro & M..., 1994
Brueelia sima Gustafsson, ..., 2019
Bucerocophorus pachychemis
Bucerocophorus pachycnemis Giebel, 1876..., 1976
Bucerocophorus watsoni Elbel, 1976
Carduiceps scalaris Piaget, 1880
Carduiceps zonarius Nitzsch, 1866
Cervicola hendrickxi Hopkins, 1947
Chapinia fasciati Elbel, 1967
Chapinia robusta Ewing, 1927
Ciconiphilus decimfasciatus Boisduval & ..., 1835Louse
Colpocephalum fradei Tendeiro, 1958
Colpocephalum fregili Denny, 1842
Colpocephalum grandiceps (Piaget, 1880)⇒ Actornithophilus grandiceps Piaget, 1880
Colpocephalum heterosoma Piaget, 1880
Colpocephalum scleroderma (Ewing, 1930)⇒ Turacoeca scleroderma Ewing, 1930
Colpocephalum semicinctum (Rudow, 1866)⇒ Colpocephalum fregili Denny, 1842
Damalinia hendrickxi (Hopkins & G...., 1947)⇒ Cervicola hendrickxi Hopkins, 1947
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) dendrohyracis Ferris, 1930
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) validus Bedford, 1932
Dennyus (Dennyus) hirundinis Linnaeus, 1761
Docophoroides simplex Waterston, 1914
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Eurytrichodectes machadoi Werneck, 1958
Eurytrichodectes paradoxus Stobbe, 1913
Felicola (Felicola) calogaleus Bedford, 1928
Felicola (Felicola) congoensis Emerson & Price, 1967
Felicola (Felicola) inaequalis Piaget, 1880
Felicola (Felicola) minimus Werneck, 1948
Felicola (Felicola) rahmi Emerson & St..., 1966
Felicola (Felicola) subrostratus Burmeister, 1838Cat Biting Louse
Felicola lenicornis Werneck, 1948
Felicola macrurus (Werneck, 1948)⇒ Suricatoecus macrurus Werneck, 1948
Felicola mungos Stobbe, 1913
Felicola rodentestris
Felicola wernecki (Hopkins & G...., 1941)⇒ Paradoxuroecus wernecki Hopkins, 1941
Gliricola (Gliricola) porcelli Schrank, 1781Guinea pig louse
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838Louse
Haematopinus asini Linnaeus, 1758Horse sucking louse
Haematopinus bufali De Geer, 1778
Haematopinus eurysternus Nitzsch, 1818Short Nosed Sucking Louse
Haematopinus gorgonis Werneck, 1952
Haematopinus quadripertusus Fahrenholz, 1916Cattle tail louse
Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758Hog louse
Haematopinus taurotragi Cummings, 1914
Hoplopleura captiosa Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura chippauxi Paulian & Pajot, 1966
Hoplopleura enormis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura inexpectans Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura intermedia Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura laticeps Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura nasvikae Kim & Emerson, 1968
Hoplopleura oenomydis Ferris, 1921Sucking lice
Hoplopleura pelomydis Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura rukenyae Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura setzeri Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura somereni Waterston, 1923
Indoceoplanetes loboccupatrix Bush, 2017
Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonpthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonpthirus keniae Ferris, 1923
Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Lemurphthirus vincenti Pajot, 1968
Linognathus africanus Kellogg & Paine, 1911Giant chickweed
Linognathus angulatus Piaget, 1885
Linognathus breviceps Piaget, 1885
Linognathus pedalis Osborn, 1896Sheep Foot Louse
Linognathus rhynchotragi
Linognathus setosus von Olfers, 1816Dog Sucking Louse
Linognathus stenopsis Burmeister, 1838Common goat louse
Linognathus vituli Linnaeus, 1758Blue cattle louse
Lunaceps cabanisi (Timmermann, 1954)⇒ Lunaceps holophaeus Burmeister, 1838
Lunaceps holophaeus Burmeister, 1838
Myrsidea bedfordi Brinck, 1955
Myrsidea estrildae Tendeiro, 1993
Myrsidea mendesi Tendeiro, 1993
Myrsidea sjoestedti Kellogg, 1910
Myrsidea subanaspila Bedford, 1939
Myrsidea viduae Tendeiro, 1993
Neohaematopinus heliosciuri (Cummings, 1913)⇒ Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Oxylipeurus gutterae Tendeiro, 1965
Paraclisis diomedeae J.C. Fabricius, 1775
Paradoxuroecus wernecki Hopkins, 1941
Pectinopygus afer Kellogg, 1910
Pedicinus miopitheci Kuhn & Ludwig, 1970
Pedicinus obtusus Rudow, 1869
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Pediculus humanus capitis (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus humanus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax phthisica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax smallwoodae Johnson, 1960
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax steatomydis Pajot, 1967
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
Polyplax thamnomydis Pajot, 1966
Polyplax waterstoni Bedford, 1919
Procavicola (Procavicola) eichleri Werneck, 1941
Procavicola (Procavicola) thorntoni Hopkins, 1942
Procavicola hopkinsi Werneck, 1941
Procaviphilus (Procaviphilus) dubius Werneck, 1941
Procaviphilus (Procaviphilus) granulatus Ferris, 1930
Procaviphilus (Procaviphilus) harrisi Werneck, 1946
Proechinophthirus fluctus Ferris, 1916
Proenderleinellus calva Waterston, 1917
Prolinognathus marouaensis Pajot, 1995
Pthirus gorillae Ewing, 1927Gorilla louse
Quadraceps macrocephalus Waterston, 1914
Quadraceps signatus Piaget, 1880
Ratemia squamulata Neumann, 1911
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) laticaudata Rudow, 1869
Schizophthirus graphiuri Ferris, 1922
Scipio aulacodi Neumann, 1911
Solenopotes capillatus Enderlein, 1904Capillate louse
Suricatoecus congoensis (Emerson & Price, 1967)⇒ Felicola congoensis Emerson & Price, 1967
Suricatoecus macrurus Werneck, 1948
Tricholipeurus parkeri Hopkins, 1941
Turacoeca scleroderma Ewing, 1930

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Central Africa
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
9
19
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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