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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
126
1339
3060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
7
29
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
7 Families width 43 Species
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183022SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice8SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice7SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Echinophthiriidae Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
29 Genera with 43 Species
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Alcedoffula Clay & Meine..., 19672SpeciesTaxom
Austromenopon Bedford, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Bucorvellus Clay, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Coloceras Taschenberg, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Couala Bush, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Echinophilopterus Ewing, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1758Ungulate lice2SpeciesTaxom
Haffneria Timmermann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Halipeurus Thompson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Lemurpediculus Paulian, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthirus Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lipeurus Nitzsch, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 20067SpeciesTaxom
Nakicola Mey, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Naubates Bedford, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nesiotinus Kellogg, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paraclisis Timmermann, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pelmatocerandra Enderlein, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Phthirpediculus Ewing, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Rallicola Johnston & H..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Sturnidoecus Eichler, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Trichophilopterus Stobbe, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
43 Species
Alcedoffula elongata Tendeiro, 1967
Alcedoffula madagascariensis Tendeiro, 1967
Austromenopon transversum Denny, 1842
Bucorvellus docophorus Giebel, 1874..., 1955
Coloceras hoogstraali Tendeiro, 1973
Columbicola hoogstraali Tendeiro, 1959
Couala angulata Piaget, 1880
Couala dodekopter Bush, 2017
Couala koaphilus Mey, 2017
Couala teso Mey, 2017
Echinophilopterus brygooi Guimaraes, 1980
Eulinognathus hypogeomydis Paulian, 1961
Felicola (Felicola) subrostratus Burmeister, 1838Cat Biting Louse
Haematopinus quadripertusus Fahrenholz, 1916Cattle tail louse
Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758Hog louse
Haffneria grandis Piaget, 1880
Halipeurus (Halipeurus) heraldicus Timmermann, 1960
Hoplopleura hirsuta Ferris, 1916
Hoplopleura pacifica Ewing, 1924Louse
Lemurpediculus robbinsi Durden, Blan..., 2016
Lemurpediculus verruculosus Ward, 1951
Lemurphthirus verruculosus (Ward, 1951)⇒ Lemurpediculus verruculosus Ward, 1951
Lepidophthirus macrorhini Enderlein, 1904
Myrsidea batesi Price & Johnson, 2006
Myrsidea borbonici Hellenthal &..., 2003
Myrsidea goodmani Price & Johnson, 2006
Myrsidea mccrackeni Price & Johnson, 2006
Myrsidea minuscula Piaget, 1885
Myrsidea willardi Price & Johnson, 2006
Myrsidea yoshizawai Price & Johnson, 2006
Nakicola mesitinus Mey, 1993
Naubates (Guenterion) prioni Enderlein, 1908
Nesiotinus demersus Kellogg, 1903
Paraclisis diomedeae J.C. Fabricius, 1775
Pelmatocerandra setosa Giebel, 1876
Philopterus dreophila Mey, 2004
Philopterus nigellatus Mey, 2004
Phthirpediculus propitheci Ewing, 1923
Polyplax brachyuromyis Kim & Emerson, 1974
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Rallicola (Rallicola) hoogstraali Emerson, 1955
Sturnidoecus ruficeps Nitzsch, 1866
Trichophilopterus babakotophilus Stobbe, 1913

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
4
8
12
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