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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1585
3417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
10
34
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
10 Families width 68 Species and 3 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183017SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice13SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae (Kellogg, 1896)8SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellidae Ewing, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice11SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae (Enderlein, 1904)3SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae Leach, 18173SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
34 Genera with 68 Species
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Acronirmus Eichler, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Amyrsidea Ewing, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Argimenopon Eichler, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Buceroemersonia Elbel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Chapinia Ewing, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Coloceras Taschenberg, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Cuclotogaster Carriker, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Dasyonyx Bedford, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Degeeriella Neumann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellus Fahrenholz, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Goniocotes Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Goniodes Nitzsch, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Guimaraesiella Eichler, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1758Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Manucodicola1SpeciesTaxom
Meganarionoides Eichler, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 20067SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Piagetiella Neumann, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Procavicola Bedford, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Procaviphilus Bedford, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Rallicola Johnston & H..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sturnidoecus Eichler, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Suricatoecus Bedford, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Werneckia Ferris, 19792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
68 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acronirmus gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Amyrsidea (Amyrsidea) ventralis Nitzsch, 1866
Amyrsidea (Argimenopon) agelastes (Tendeiro, 1965)⇒ Argimenopon agelastes Tendeiro, 1965
Amyrsidea (Argimenopon) powelli Bedford, 1920
Argimenopon agelastes Tendeiro, 1965
Buceroemersonia brelihi Elbel, 1977
Chapinia lophocerus Bedford, 1920
Coloceras castroi Tendeiro, 1969
Coloceras chinense Kellogg & Ch..., 1902Louse
Coloceras hilli Bedford, 1920
Colpocephalum angolensis Price & Beer, 1963
Columbicola carrikeri Tendeiro, 1965
Columbicola senegalensis Tendeiro, 1965
Columbicola theresae Ansari, 1955
Cuclotogaster bicalcaratus Tendeiro, 1958
Dasyonyx (Dasyonyx) smallwoodae Emerson & Price, 1969
Degeeriella discocephala discocephala
Enderleinellus euxeri Ferris, 1920
Enderleinellus gambiani Kuhn & Ludwig, 1965
Enderleinellus heliosciuri Ferris, 1920
Felicola (Felicola) liberiae Emerson & Price, 1972
Felicola (Felicola) occidentalis Emerson & Price, 1980
Goniocotes gallinae De Geer, 1778Chicken fluff louse
Goniodes assimilis Piaget, 1880
Guimaraesiella papuana Giebel, 1879
Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758Hog louse
Hoplopleura hybomyis Kim & Emerson, 1973
Hoplopleura hylomysci Pajot, 1995
Hoplopleura inexpectans Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura intermedia Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura myomyis Kim & Emerson, 1973
Hoplopleura somereni Waterston, 1923
Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Lemurphthirus vincenti Pajot, 1968
Linognathus africanus Kellogg & Paine, 1911Giant chickweed
Manucodicola asymmetricus Mey, 2017
Meganarionoides muesebecki Emerson & Price, 1969
Myrsidea chesseri Johnson & Price, 2006
Myrsidea marksi Johnson & Price, 2006
Myrsidea masoni Johnson & Price, 2006
Myrsidea palmeri Johnson & Price, 2006
Myrsidea ptilostomi Bedford, 1939
Myrsidea textoris Klockenhoff, 1984
Myrsidea wombeyi Johnson & Price, 2006
Pedicinus patas Fahrenholz, 1916
Pedicinus pictus Ferris, 1934
Pedicinus senegalensis (Pajot, 1996)⇒ Pediculus senegalensis Pajot, 1996
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Pediculus humanus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910
Pediculus senegalensis Pajot, 1996
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax gerbilli Ferris, 1923
Polyplax parataterae Kim & Emerson, 1973
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax smallwoodae Johnson, 1960
Polyplax subtaterae Bedford, 1936
Polyplax waterstoni Bedford, 1919
Procavicola (Procavicola) ugandensis Werneck, 1941
Procavicola muesebecki (Emerson & Price, 1969)⇒ Meganarionoides muesebecki Emerson & Price, 1969
Procaviphilus muesebecki Emerson & R...., 1969
Rallicola (Rallicola) centropus Tendeiro, 1960
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Sturnidoecus acuminatus Piaget, 1888
Suricatoecus occidentalis (Emerson & Price, 1980)⇒ Felicola occidentalis Emerson & Price, 1980
Werneckia africana Kaneko, 1979
Werneckia nigeriensis Kaneko, 1979

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in West Africa
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
7
9
30
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