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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Palo Alto (Santa Clara County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
294
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
294
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
278
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
3
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
3 Families width 21 Species
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183011SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice8SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae (Kellogg, 1896)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
13 Genera with 21 Species
Brueelia Kéler, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cuculiphilus Uchida, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Geomydoecus Ewing, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Machaerilaemus Harrison, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Mulcticola Clay & Meine..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Penenirmus Clay & Meine..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Picicola Clay & Meine..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rallicola Johnston & H..., 18992SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
21 Species
Brueelia eustigma Kellogg, 1896
Brueelia longa Kellogg, 1896
Brueelia vulgata Kellogg, 1896Louse
Colpocephalum osborni Kellogg, 1896
Cuculiphilus (Cuculiphilus) decoratus Kellogg, 1896
Geomydoecus (Geomydoecus) californicus Chapman, 1897
Machaerilaemus maestus Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Menacanthus chrysophaeus Kellogg, 1896
Menacanthus distinctus Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Menacanthus robustus Kellogg, 1896
Mulcticola macrocephalus Kellogg, 1896
Myrsidea incerta Kellogg, 1896
Myrsidea interrupta Osborn, 1896
Myrsidea ridulosa Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Penenirmus auritus Scopoli, 1763
Philopterus major Kellogg, 1896
Philopterus mirus Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Picicola snodgrassi Kellogg, 1896
Rallicola (Rallicola) bisetosus Piaget, 1880
Rallicola (Rallicola) californicus Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Trichodectes mephitidis (Osborn, 1896)⇒ Neotrichodectes osborni Kéler, 1944


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