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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region United Kingdom (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
886
13129
45760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
883
13119
45745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
797
12813
45051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
181
1707
4330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
14
68
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Kingdom
14 Families width 109 Species and 2 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183051SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice11SpeciesTaxom
Boopiidae Mjöberg, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellidae Ewing, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice9SpeciesTaxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae (Leach, 1817)4SpeciesTaxom
Pthiridae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Trimenoponidae Harrison, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Kingdom
68 Genera with 109 Species
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Acronirmus Eichler, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Actornithophilus Ferris, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Anaticola Clay, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anatoecus Cummings, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Aquanirmus Clay & Meine..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ardeicola Clay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Austrogoniodes Harrison, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Austromenopon Bedford, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Boopia Piaget, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bovicola Ewing, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Brueelia Kéler, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Carduiceps Clay & Meine..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Chelopistes Kéler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cuculicola Clay & Meine..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cuculiphilus Uchida, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Cummingsiella Ewing, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Damalinia Mjöberg, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Degeeriella Neumann, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Eidmanniella Kéler, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellus Fahrenholz, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Esthiopterum Harrison, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Fahrenholzia Kellogg and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Gliricola Mjöberg, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Goniodes Nitzsch, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Gyropus Nitzsch, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1758Ungulate lice2SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Halipeurus Thompson, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Lagopoecus Waterston, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Latumcephalum Le Souëf, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Lipeurus Nitzsch, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lunaceps Clay & Meine..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Lutridia Kéler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Menopon Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meropoecus Eichler, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Mulcticola Clay & Meine..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Naubates Bedford, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neocolpocephalum Ewing, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Physconelloides Ewing, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Pitrufquenia Marelli, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Pthirus Leach, 1758Crab lice1SpeciesTaxom
Quadraceps Clay & Meine..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18036SpeciesTaxom
Solenopotes Enderlein, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrotaphus Kéler, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Strigiphilus Mjöberg, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Sturnidoecus Eichler, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhaptoecus Waterston, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Trabeculus Rudow, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Tricholipeurus Bedford, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Trimenopon Cummings, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Vernoniella Guimaraes, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Werneckiella Eichler, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Wilsoniella Eichler, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Kingdom
109 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acronirmus gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Actornithophilus (Actornithophilus) patellatus Piaget, 1890
Anaticola tadornae Denny, 1842
Anatoecus (Anatoecus) cygni Denny, 1842
Anatoecus (Anatoecus) icterodes Nitzsch, 1818
Aquanirmus colymbinus Scopoli, 1763
Ardeicola ardeae Linnaeus, 1758
Austrogoniodes hamiltoni Harrison, 1937
Austromenopon nigropleurum Denny, 1842
Austromenopon paululum Kellogg & Ch..., 1899
Austromenopon stammeri Timmermann, 1963
Boopia tarsata Piaget, 1880
Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis Schrank, 1781Louse
Bovicola (Holakartikos) crassipes Rudow, 1866Angora goat biting louse
Brueelia apiastri Denny, 1842
Brueelia glandarii Denny, 1842
Brueelia iliaci Denny, 1842
Brueelia merulensis Denny, 1842
Carduiceps cingulatus Denny, 1842
Chelopistes meleagridis Linnaeus, 1758Large turkey louse
Colpocephalum fregili Denny, 1842
Columbicola columbae Linnaeus, 1758Louse
Cuculicola latirostris Burmeister, 1838
Cuculiphilus (Cuculiphilus) fasciatus Scopoli, 1763
Cummingsiella charadrii Linnaeus, 1758
Cummingsiella ovalis Scopoli, 1763
Damalinia (Damalinia) appendiculata Piaget, 1880
Eidmanniella pellucida Rudow, 1869
Enderleinellus longiceps Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Enderleinellus tamiasis Fahrenholz, 1916
Fahrenholzia tribulosa Ferris, 1922
Felicola laticeps Werneck, 1942
Gliricola (Gliricola) porcelli Schrank, 1781Guinea pig louse
Goniodes dissimilis Denny, 1842Brown chicken louse
Goniodes spinicornis Nitzsch, 1866
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838Louse
Haematopinus asini Linnaeus, 1758Horse sucking louse
Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758Hog louse
Haemodipsus lyriocephalus Burmeister, 1839
Haemodipsus ventricosus Denny, 1842Rabbit louse
Halipeurus (Halipeurus) diversus Kellogg, 1896
Halipeurus (Halipeurus) placodus Edwards, 1961
Hoplopleura acanthopus Burmeister, 1839
Hoplopleura arboricola Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura sciuricola Ferris, 1921
Lagopoecus lyrurus Clay, 1938
Latumcephalum lesoueefi Harrison & J..., 1916
Linognathus cervicaprae Lucas, 1847Louse
Linognathus pithodes Cummings, 1916Louse
Linognathus setosus von Olfers, 1816Dog Sucking Louse
Linognathus stenopsis Burmeister, 1838Common goat louse
Lipeurus maculosus Clay, 1938Louse
Lunaceps holophaeus Burmeister, 1838
Lunaceps numenii Denny, 1842
Lutridia (Lutridia) exilis Nitzsch, 1861
Menopon gallinae Linnaeus, 1758Chicken shaft louse
Meropoecus meropis Denny, 1842
Mulcticola macrocephalus Kellogg, 1896
Myrsidea picae Linnaeus, 1758
Myrsidea quadrifasciata Piaget, 1880
Myrsidea suttoni Price & Dalg..., 2006
Naubates (Guenterion) prioni Enderlein, 1908
Neocolpocephalum turbinatum
Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke, 1932Squirrel louse
Pectinopygus bassani O. Fabricius, 1780
Pectinopygus gyricornis Denny, 1842
Pedicinus hamadryas Mjöberg, 1910
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Pediculus humanus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
Pediculus simiae (Ewing, 1932)⇒ Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
Pediculus sturni (Schrank, 1776)⇒ Sturnidoecus sturni Schrank, 1776
Philopterus atratus Nitzsch, 1818
Philopterus corvi Linnaeus, 1758
Philopterus rubeculae Denny, 1842
Physconelloides eurysema Carriker, 1903
Physconelloides passerinae (Emerson, 1957)⇒ Physconelloides eurysema Carriker, 1903
Physconelloides zenaidurae McGregor, 1917
Pitrufquenia coypus Marelli, 1932
Polyplax alaskensis Ewing, 1927
Polyplax auricularis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax spinigera Burmeister, 1839
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758Crab Louse
Quadraceps obliquus Mjöberg, 1910
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) desolata Timmermann, 1959
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) lari O. Fabricius, 1780
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) limosae Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) platygaster Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) scolopacisphaeopodis Schrank, 1803
Solenopotes muntiacus Thompson, 1938
Stenocrotaphus gigas Taschenberg, 1879Large poultry louse
Strigiphilus (Eustrigiphilus) ceblebrachys Denny, 1842
Strigiphilus rostratus Burmeister, 1838
Sturnidoecus sturni Schrank, 1776
Syrrhaptoecus digonus Waterston, 1928
Trabeculus aviator Evans, 1912
Trabeculus hexakon Waterston, 1914
Trichodectes (Stachiella) mustelae Schrank, 1803
Trichodectes (Trichodectes) canis De Geer, 1778Canine chewing louse
Trichodectes (Trichodectes) melis J.C.Fabricius, 1805
Trichodectes mephitidis (Osborn, 1896)⇒ Neotrichodectes osborni Kéler, 1944
Tricholipeurus balanicus Werneck, 1938
Tricholipeurus clayae Werneck, 1938
Tricholipeurus parallelus Osborn, 1896
Trimenopon hispidum Burmeister, 1838
Werneckiella equi Denny, 1842Horse Biting Louse
Werneckiella neglectus Kéler, 1942
Wilsoniella ovalis

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in United Kingdom
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
8
12
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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