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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Oaxaca (Southwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
3556
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
3553
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
3491
6879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
69
451
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
3
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oaxaca
3 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice2SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183012SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oaxaca
11 Genera with 16 Species
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Discocorpus Carriker, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Geomydoecus Ewing, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Heptapsogaster Carriker, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Kelloggia Carriker, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Megapeostus Carriker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Oxylipeurus Mjöberg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pterocotes Ewing, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oaxaca
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842Louse
Discocorpus mexicanus Carriker, 1954
Geomydoecus (Geomydoecus) hoffmanni Price & Hell..., 1976
Heptapsogaster acutiventris Clay, 1937
Heptapsogaster minutus Carriker, 1903
Heptapsogaster modestae Carriker, 1944
Heptapsogaster parvulus Taschenberg, 1882
Heptapsogaster tuxtlae Carriker, 1944
Kelloggia boucardi Carriker, 1944
Kelloggia mexicanus Carriker, 1944
Megapeostus multiplex Clay, 1937
Menacanthus stramineus Nitzsch, 1818Broad body louse
Oxylipeurus polytrapezius Burmeister, 1838Louse
Pterocotes aberrans Carriker, 1903
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Trichodectes (Trichodectes) canis De Geer, 1778Canine chewing louse


Links, sources and further information
Phthiraptera at artfakta.se
Phthiraptera at dyntaxa.se
Phthiraptera at irmng.org
Phthiraptera at marinespecies.org