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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
11
43
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
11 Families width 100 Species and 4 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183024SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice17SpeciesTaxom
Echinophthiriidae Enderlein, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 189619SpeciesTaxom
Laemobothriidae (Mjöberg, 1910)4SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice15SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Hybophthiridae Ewing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19469SpeciesTaxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
43 Genera with 100 Species
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Acidoproctus Piaget, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Actornithophilus Ferris, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Antarctophthirus Enderlein, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ardeicola Clay, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Austrogoniodes Harrison, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Austromenopon Bedford, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Bovicola Ewing, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Damalinia Mjöberg, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Dasyonyx Bedford, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Eidmanniella Kéler, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Eulaemobothrion Ewing, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1958Ungulate lice3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Hybophthirus Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Laemobothrion Nitzsch, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Neodasyonyx Werneck, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Nosopon Hopkins, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ornithobius Denny, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Plegadiphilus Bedford, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 183911SpeciesTaxom
Procavicola Bedford, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Procaviphilus Bedford, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Proechinophthirus Ewing, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Protogyropus Ewing, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomenopon Mjöberg, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Quadraceps Clay & Meine..., 18385SpeciesTaxom
Rallicola Johnston & H..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Solenopotes Enderlein, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Sturnidoecus Eichler, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Trabeculus Rudow, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
100 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acidoproctus rostratus Rudow, 1866
Actornithophilus hoplopteri Mjöberg, 1910
Antarctophthirus ogmorhini Enderlein, 1906
Ardeicola geronticorum Brinck, 1955
Austrogoniodes demersus Kéler, 1952
Bovicola (Holakartikos) crassipes Rudow, 1866Angora goat biting louse
Bovicola (Spinibovicola) hemitragi Cummings, 1916
Brueelia apiastri Denny, 1842
Brueelia pofadderensis Gustafsson, ..., 2019
Brueelia pseudognatha Bush, 2017
Brueelia semiscalaris Gustafsson, ..., 2019
Colpocephalum clayellum Brinck, 1955
Colpocephalum fregili Denny, 1842
Colpocephalum occidentalis Price, 1967
Colpocephalum semicinctum (Rudow, 1866)⇒ Colpocephalum fregili Denny, 1842
Damalinia forficula Piaget, 1880
Damalinia martinaglia Bedford & G...., 1936
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) ovalis Bedford, 1932
Dasyonyx transvaalensis (Bedford & G...., 1932)⇒ Neodasyonyx transvaalensis Bedford, 1932
Dasyonyx waterbergensis (Bedford, 1932)⇒ Neodasyonyx waterbergensis Bedford, 1932
Eidmanniella pellucida Rudow, 1869
Eidmanniella pellucida brevipalpus Piaget, 1880
Eidmanniella pustulosa Nitzsch (in ..., 1866
Eulaemobothrion kelloggi Bedford, 1919
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Eulinognathus hilli Bedford, 1929
Felicola (Felicola) calogaleus Bedford, 1928
Felicola (Felicola) cynictis Bedford, 1928
Felicola (Felicola) helogale Bedford, 1932
Haematopinus asini Linnaeus, 1758Horse sucking louse
Haematopinus eurysternus Nitzsch, 1818Short Nosed Sucking Louse
Haematopinus oryx Fiedler & St..., 1958
Hoplopleura biseriata Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura capensis Werneck, 1954
Hoplopleura enormis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura intermedia Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura patersoni Johnson, 1960
Hybophthirus notophallus Neumann, 1909
Laemobothrion (Laemobothrion) tinnunculi Linnaeus, 1758
Laemobothrion (Laemobothrion) vulturis J.C. Fabricius, 1775
Laemobothrion kelloggi (Bedford, 1919)⇒ Eulaemobothrion kelloggi Bedford, 1919
Linognathus angasi Weisser & Le..., 1977
Linognathus antidorcitis Fiedler & St..., 1956
Linognathus gonolobatus Weisser & Le..., 1977
Linognathus nevilli Ledger, 1973
Linognathus weisseri Durden & Horak, 2004
Myrsidea australiensis Klockenhoff, 1971
Myrsidea bubalornithis Klockenhoff, 1984
Myrsidea eisentrauti Klockenhoff, 1982
Myrsidea hopkinsi Bedford, 1939
Myrsidea ledgeri Klockenhoff, 1984
Myrsidea subanaspila Bedford, 1939
Myrsidea textoris Klockenhoff, 1984
Myrsidea tristicola Klockenhoff, 1980
Neodasyonyx transvaalensis Bedford, 1932
Neodasyonyx waterbergensis Bedford, 1932
Nosopon atyeoi Price & Emerson, 1984
Ornithobius rostratus (Rudow, 1866)⇒ Acidoproctus rostratus Rudow, 1866
Pectinopygus acutifrons Rudow, 1869
Pectinopygus afer Kellogg, 1910
Pectinopygus bassani O. Fabricius, 1780
Pectinopygus gyricornis Denny, 1842
Philopterus coarctatus trigonophorus Stephens, 1829
Philopterus leptomelas Nitzsch, 1866
Polyplax arvicanthis Bedford, 1919
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax hopkinsi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax jonesi Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax myotomydis Johnson, 1960
Polyplax otomydis Cummings, 1912
Polyplax praomydis Bedford, 1929
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax roseinnesi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Procavicola (Procavicola) eichleri Werneck, 1941
Procavicola (Procavicola) mokeetsi Bedford, 1939
Procavicola (Procavicola) pretoriensis Bedford, 1932
Procavicola (Procavicola) sternatus Bedford, 1928
Procavicola lindfieldi Hill, 1922
Procaviphilus sclerotis Bedford & G...., 1932
Procaviphilus serraticus L.Hill, 1922
Proechinophthirus zumpti Werneck, 1955
Prolinognathus schulzi Taute, 1971
Protogyropus normalis Ewing, 1924
Pseudomenopon pilosum Scopoli, 1763
Quadraceps kilimandjarensis Kellogg, 1910
Quadraceps macrocephalus Waterston, 1914
Quadraceps normifer Kellogg, 1914
Quadraceps normifer normifer Grube, 1851
Quadraceps sellatus Burmeister, 1838
Rallicola (Rallicola) centropus Tendeiro, 1960
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) cephalus Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) scolopacisphaeopodis Schrank, 1803
Scipio breviceps Ferris, 1916
Scipio tripedatus Ferris, 1932
Solenopotes capillatus Enderlein, 1904Capillate louse
Solenopotes hologastrus Werneck, 1937
Solenopotes natalensis Ledger, 1970
Sturnidoecus australafricanus Bush, 2017
Trabeculus hexakon Waterston, 1914

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
6
11
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Phthiraptera at artfakta.se
Phthiraptera at dyntaxa.se
Phthiraptera at irmng.org
Phthiraptera at marinespecies.org