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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
195
2409
7341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
14
59
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
14 Families width 94 Species and 6 Subspecies
Philopteridae Burmeister, 183031SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910Bird lice16SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellidae Ewing, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice7SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pediculidae Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Pthiridae Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Trimenoponidae Harrison, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ricinidae Neumann, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
59 Genera with 94 Species
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Acronirmus Eichler, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Alcedoffula Clay & Meine..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Anaticola Clay, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Aporisticeras Bush, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Bovicola Ewing, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Chelopistes Kéler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Columbicola Ewing, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cuclotogaster Carriker, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Damalinia Mjöberg, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eidmanniella Kéler, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Enderleinellus Fahrenholz, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Eomenacanthus Uchida, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Felicola Ewing, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Gliricola Mjöberg, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Goniocotes Burmeister, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Goniodes Nitzsch, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gyropus Nitzsch, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinoides Osborn, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Haematopinus Leach, 1758Ungulate lice1SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Hohorstiella Eichler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Kelerimenopon Conci, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Kelerinirmus Eichler, 01SpeciesTaxom
Kurodaia Uchida, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lagopoecus Waterston, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Lipeurus Nitzsch, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Menacanthus Neumann, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Menopon Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrsidea Waterston, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Neocolpocephalum Ewing, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pediculus Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Philopterus Nitzsch, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pitrufquenia Marelli, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Procavicola Bedford, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Procaviphilus Bedford, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonirmus Mjöberg, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pthirus Leach, 1758Crab lice1SpeciesTaxom
Rallicola Johnston & H..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Reticulipeurus Kéler, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Saemundssonia Timmermann, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrotaphus Kéler, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sturnidoecus Eichler, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhaptoecus Waterston, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Thomomydoecus Price & Emerson, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichodectes Nitzsch, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Trimenopon Cummings, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trinoton Nitzsch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trochiliphagus Carriker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Turdinirmus Eichler, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Werneckiella Eichler, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Zlotorzyckella Eichler & Va..., 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
94 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acronirmus gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Alcedoffula ceycis Tendeiro, 1967
Anaticola mergiserrati De Geer, 1778
Aporisticeras athertona Williams, 1981
Bovicola (Bovicola) caprae Gurlt, 1843Common goat biting louse
Bovicola (Bovicola) ovis Schrank, 1781Louse
Bovicola (Holakartikos) crassipes Rudow, 1866Angora goat biting louse
Chelopistes meleagridis Linnaeus, 1758Large turkey louse
Colpocephalum subpachygaster (Piaget, 1880)⇒ Kelerimenopon tongaensis Mey & Curio, 1993
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842Louse
Columbicola columbae Linnaeus, 1758Louse
Cuclotogaster cinereus Nitzsch, 1866
Cuclotogaster heterographus Nitzsch, 1866Chicken head louse
Damalinia (Cervicola) meyeri Taschenberg, 1882
Eidmanniella pellucida brevipalpus Piaget, 1880
Enderleinellus kumadai Kaneko, 1954
Enderleinellus longiceps Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Enderleinellus nitzschi Fahrenholz, 1916
Enderleinellus suturalis Osborn, 1891
Enderleinellus tamiasis Fahrenholz, 1916
Eomenacanthus stramineus Nitzsch, 1818
Felicola (Felicola) robertsi Hopkins, 1944
Gliricola (Gliricola) porcelli Schrank, 1781Guinea pig louse
Goniocotes chrysocephalus Giebel, 1874
Goniocotes dentatus (Rudow, 1870)⇒ Goniodes ocellatus Rudow, 1869
Goniocotes gallinae De Geer, 1778Chicken fluff louse
Goniodes ocellatus Rudow, 1869
Goniodes pavonis Linnaeus, 1758
Gyropus elongatus Castro, Cicc..., 1987
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838Louse
Haematopinoides squamosus Osborn, 1891
Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758Hog louse
Haemodipsus lyriocephalus Burmeister, 1839
Haemodipsus ventricosus Denny, 1842Rabbit louse
Hohorstiella gigantea lata Strand, 1910
Hoplopleura acanthopus Burmeister, 1839
Hoplopleura arboricola Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura erismata Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura inexpectans Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura nesoryzomydis Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura reithrodontomy dis Mabille, 1889
Hoplopleura sciuricola Ferris, 1921
Kelerimenopon (Kelerimenopon) tongaensis Mey & Curio, 1993
Kelerinirmus fuscus fuscus
Kurodaia subpachygaster Piaget, 1880
Lagopoecus colchicus Emerson, 1949Louse
Linognathus fractus Ferris, 1932
Linognathus limnotragi Cummings, 1913
Linognathus setosus von Olfers, 1816Dog Sucking Louse
Linognathus stenopsis Burmeister, 1838Common goat louse
Lipeurus cinereus (Rudow, 1869)⇒ Cuclotogaster cinereus Nitzsch, 1866
Lipeurus heterographus (Nitzsch, 1866)⇒ Cuclotogaster heterographus Nitzsch, 1866
Lipeurus maculosus Clay, 1938Louse
Menacanthus eurysternus meniscus Schiödte, 1839
Menacanthus stramineus Nitzsch, 1818Broad body louse
Menopon gallinae Linnaeus, 1758Chicken shaft louse
Myrsidea anaspila Nitzsch, 1866
Myrsidea coloiopsis Klockenhoff, 1977
Myrsidea lyali Klockenhoff, 1984
Myrsidea quadrifasciata Piaget, 1880
Neocolpocephalum turbinatum
Neohaematopinus pacificus Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke, 1932Squirrel louse
Pectinopygus bassani O. Fabricius, 1780
Pectinopygus sulae Rudow, 1869
Pedicinus (Pedicinus) eurygaster Burmeister, 1838
Pedicinus obtusus Rudow, 1869
Pediculus capitis (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758Body louse
Philopterus atratus Nitzsch, 1818
Pitrufquenia coypus Marelli, 1932
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax spinigera Burmeister, 1839
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Procavicola (Procavicola) emarginatus Bedford, 1928
Procaviphilus muesebecki Emerson & R...., 1969
Prolinognathus caviaecapensis Pallas, 1767
Pseudonirmus lugubris Taschenberg, 1882
Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758Crab Louse
Rallicola (Rallicola) hoogstraali Emerson, 1955
Reticulipeurus polytrapezius Burmeister, 1838
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) lari O. Fabricius, 1780
Saemundssonia platygaster platygaster Denny, 1842
Stenocrotaphus gigas Taschenberg, 1879Large poultry louse
Sturnidoecus ruficeps Nitzsch, 1866
Syrrhaptoecus digonus Waterston, 1928
Trichodectes (Stachiella) octomaculatus (Paine, 1912)⇒ Stachiella octomaculatus Paine, 1912
Trichodectes (Trichodectes) canis De Geer, 1778Canine chewing louse
Trimenopon hispidum Burmeister, 1838
Trinoton querquedulae Linnaeus, 1758Large duck louse
Trochiliphagus brevicephalus Carriker, 1960
Turdinirmus merulensis Denny, 1842
Werneckiella neglectus Kéler, 1942
Zlotorzyckella colchici Denny, 1842

Subnodes of Phthiraptera with occurrences in West Europe
SuborderAnoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
8
12
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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