Species list, Checklist of Order Phthiraptera (Sucking and biting lice) for Red Sea (Indian Ocean)

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Checklist of Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
for Red Sea (Indian Ocean)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	42 60 63	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	42 60 63	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	40 58 60	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	5 5 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 Sucking and biting lice	3 3 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Red Sea
3 Families width 4 Species

Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		1	Species	Taxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929		1	Species	Taxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912	Spiny rat lice	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Red Sea
3 Genera with 4 Species

Brueelia Kéler, 1842	1	Species	Taxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1960	1	Species	Taxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 1960	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Red Sea
4 Species

Brueelia apiastri Denny, 1842
Hoplopleura captiosa Johnson, 1960
Polyplax kaiseri Johnson, 1960
Polyplax paradoxa Johnson, 1960

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Red Sea

Suborder

Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice

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2
3

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