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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		495
4359
9654		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		493
4355
9649		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		470
4273
9434		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
94
552
1149		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice		6
8
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
6 Families width 9 Species
Echinophthiriidae Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice1SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice3SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18302SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
8 Genera with 9 Species
Echinophthirius Giebel, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Rhynonirmus Thompson, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhaptoecus Waterston, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
9 Species
Echinophthirius horridus von Olfers, 1816
Hoplopleura acanthopus Burmeister, 1839
Menacanthus quiscali Price, 1977
Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke, 1932Squirrel louse
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Polyplax alaskensis Ewing, 1927
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Rhynonirmus parsonsae Clay, 1961
Syrrhaptoecus digonus Waterston, 1928

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Massachusetts
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice		4
5
6		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