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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		89
244
280		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		89
244
280		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		81
220
250		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
10
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2 Families width 2 Species
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2 Genera with 2 Species
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2 Species
Hoplopleura malabarica Werneck, 1954
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice		2
2
2		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