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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
67
391
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
6
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
6 Families width 14 Species
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice4SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice1SpeciesTaxom
Ratemiidae Kim and Ludwig, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
12 Genera with 14 Species
Amyrsidea Ewing, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Argimenopon Eichler, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Buceroemersonia Elbel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Cuclotogaster Carriker, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Goniocotes Burmeister, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Goniodes Nitzsch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Priceiella1SpeciesTaxom
Ratemia Fahrenholz, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Teinomordeus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
14 Species
Amyrsidea (Amyrsidea) ventralis Nitzsch, 1866
Amyrsidea (Argimenopon) powelli Bedford, 1920
Amyrsidea aethiopica (Tendeiro, 1965)⇒ Argimenopon powelli Bedford, 1920
Argimenopon powelli Bedford, 1920
Buceroemersonia clarkei Elbel, 1977
Cuclotogaster hungerfordi Clay, 1938
Felicola acuticeps Neumann & L.G., 1902
Goniocotes clayae Tendeiro, 1954
Goniodes emersoni Tendeiro, 1965
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Priceiella koka Bush, 2017
Ratemia squamulata Neumann, 1911
Teinomordeus entelosetus Bush, 2017

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Ethiopia
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
3
3
3
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