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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
13
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
13 Families width 50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice8SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Hybophthiridae Ewing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice10SpeciesTaxom
Laemobothriidae Mjöberg, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Neolinognathidae Fahrenholz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Ratemiidae Kim and Ludwig, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
33 Genera with 50 Species
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Acronirmus Eichler, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Buceroemersonia Elbel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Buphagoecus Bush, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dasyonyx Bedford, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Eidmanniella Kéler, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Haematatopinus1SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1778Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19609SpeciesTaxom
Hybophthirus Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonphthirus Benoit, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Laemobothrion Nitzsch, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Neodasyonyx Werneck, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Neolinognathus Bedford, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nosopon Hopkins, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Numidicola Ewing, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ratemia Fahrenholz, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Schizophthirus Ferris, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Somaphantus Paine, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acronirmus gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Brueelia terpsichore Gustafsson, ..., 2019
Buceroemersonia brelihi Elbel, 1977
Buphagoecus husaini Ansari, 1968
Colpocephalum africanum Ewing, 1930
Columbicola browni Adams, Price..., 2005
Dasyonyx nairobiensis (Bedford, 1936)⇒ Neodasyonyx nairobiensis Bedford, 1936
Eidmanniella pellucida brevipalpus Piaget, 1880
Felicola guinlei Werneck, 1948
Haematatopinus eurysternus
Haematopinus bufali De Geer, 1778
Hoplopleura dendromuris Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Hoplopleura inexpectans Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura mylomydis Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura oenomydis Ferris, 1921Sucking lice
Hoplopleura pelomydis Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura rukenyae Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura somereni Waterston, 1923
Hoplopleura veprecula Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura zelotomydis Johnson, 1960
Hybophthirus notophallus Neumann, 1909
Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Johnsonpthirus keniae Ferris, 1923
Johnsonpthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Laemobothrion (Laemobothrion) vulturis J.C. Fabricius, 1775
Linognathus samburi
Linognathus vituli Linnaeus, 1758Blue cattle louse
Myrsidea capensis Tendeiro, 1965
Neodasyonyx nairobiensis Bedford, 1936
Neohaematopinus suahelicus (Ferris, 1923)⇒ Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Neolinognathus praelautus Ferris, 1922
Nosopon atyeoi Price & Emerson, 1984
Numidicola antennatum Kellogg & Paine, 1911
Numidicola antennatus Kellogg & Paine, 1911
Numidicola longicornis (Ewing, 1927)⇒ Numidicola antennatus Kellogg & Paine, 1911
Pedicinus ferrisi Kuhn & Ludwig, 1965
Pedicinus hamadryas Mjöberg, 1910
Pedicinus pictus Ferris, 1934
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax phthisica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
Proenderleinellus calva Waterston, 1917
Prolinognathus ferrisi Fahrenholz, 1939
Ratemia squamulata Neumann, 1911
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Schizophthirus graphiuri Ferris, 1922
Scipio aulacodi Neumann, 1911
Somaphantus lusius Paine, 1914

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Kenya
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
9
17
32
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