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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
6 Families width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice1SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice3SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae (Leach, 1817)1SpeciesTaxom
Pthiridae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
7 Genera with 9 Species
Haematopinus Leach, 1818Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pthirus Leach, 1758Crab lice1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Haematopinus eurysternus Nitzsch, 1818Short Nosed Sucking Louse
Hoplopleura malabarica Werneck, 1954
Hoplopleura maniculata Neumann, 1909
Myrsidea clayae Klockenhoff, 1969
Neohaematopinus ceylonicus Ferris, 1951
Pediculus humanus capitis (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus humanus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax stephensi Christophers..., 1906
Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758Crab Louse

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
5
6
8
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