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Checklist for Order Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896 (Sucking and biting lice)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		206
828
1376		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		205
827
1375		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		201
820
1364		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
153
216		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice		3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
3 Families width 4 Species
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
4 Genera with 4 Species
Bovicola Ewing, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Lipeurus Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Menopon Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
4 Species
Bovicola (Bovicola) caprae Gurlt, 1843Common goat biting louse
Columbicola malenkeae Bush & Price, 2006
Lipeurus caponis Linnaeus, 1758Chicken wing louse
Menopon gallinae Linnaeus, 1758Chicken shaft louse


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