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Checklist for Superfamily Linognathoidea
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
20
149
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
13
31
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
9
27
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
6
21
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
6 Families width 192 Species
Enderleinellidae Ewing, 19299SpeciesTaxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice75SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 192934SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 194661SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinidae Enderlein, 190411SpeciesTaxom
Pthiridae Leach, 18172SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
21 Genera with 192 Species
#EHJLNPSW
Enderleinellus Fahrenholz, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19327SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 196031SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonphthirus Benoit, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Lemurpediculus Paulian, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Linognathoides Cummings, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 195850SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Pedicinus Gervais, 196311SpeciesTaxom
Phthirpediculus Ewing, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 190741SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Pthirus Leach, 1758Crab lice2SpeciesTaxom
Schizophthirus Ferris, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Solenopotes Enderlein, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Werneckia Ferris, 19475SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
192 Species
Enderleinellus euxeri Ferris, 1920
Enderleinellus gambiani Kuhn & Ludwig, 1965
Enderleinellus heliosciuri Ferris, 1920
Enderleinellus zonatus Ferris, 1920
Eulinognathus aculeatus Neumann, 1912
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Eulinognathus hesperius Johnson, 1957
Eulinognathus hilli Bedford, 1929
Eulinognathus hypogeomydis Paulian, 1961
Eulinognathus lawrensis Bedford, 1929
Eulinognathus lophiomydis Ferris, 1932
Haemodipsus africanus Bedford, 1934
Haemodipsus ventricosus Denny, 1842Rabbit louse
Hoplopleura aethomydis Kleynhans, 1971
Hoplopleura biseriata Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura capensis Werneck, 1954
Hoplopleura captiosa Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura chippauxi Paulian & Pajot, 1966
Hoplopleura colomydis Benoit, 1962
Hoplopleura cryptica Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura dendromuris Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Hoplopleura enormis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura hirsuta Ferris, 1916
Hoplopleura hybomyis Kim & Emerson, 1973
Hoplopleura hylomysci Pajot, 1995
Hoplopleura inexpectans Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura intermedia Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura ismailiae Johnson, 1972
Hoplopleura laticeps Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura mulleri Paterson, 1954
Hoplopleura mylomydis Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura myomyis Kim & Emerson, 1973
Hoplopleura nasvikae Kim & Emerson, 1968
Hoplopleura neumanni Fahrenholz, 1919
Hoplopleura oenomydis Ferris, 1921Sucking lice
Hoplopleura pacifica Ewing, 1924Louse
Hoplopleura patersoni Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura pelomydis Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura rukenyae Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura setzeri Johnson, 1960
Hoplopleura somereni Waterston, 1923
Hoplopleura spiculifer Gervais, 1844
Hoplopleura veprecula Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura zelotomydis Johnson, 1960
Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Johnsonpthirus chlorotalpae Benoit, 1961
Johnsonpthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonpthirus keniae Ferris, 1923
Johnsonpthirus spinosissimus Benoit, 1969
Johnsonpthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Lemurpediculus petterorum Paulian, 1958
Lemurpediculus robbinsi Durden, Blan..., 2016
Lemurpediculus verruculosus Ward, 1951
Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Lemurphthirus verruculosus (Ward, 1951)⇒ Lemurpediculus verruculosus Ward, 1951
Lemurphthirus vincenti Pajot, 1968
Linognathoides faurei Bedford, 1920
Linognathoides pectinifer Neumann, 1909
Linognathus aepycerus Bedford, 1936
Linognathus africanus Kellogg & Paine, 1911Giant chickweed
Linognathus angasi Weisser & Le..., 1977
Linognathus angulatus Piaget, 1885
Linognathus antennatus Piaget, 1880
Linognathus antidorcitis Fiedler & St..., 1956
Linognathus armatus Fiedler & St..., 1958
Linognathus bedfordi Ferris, 1932
Linognathus breviceps Piaget, 1885
Linognathus brevicornis Giebel, 1874
Linognathus contractus Werneck, 1959
Linognathus damaliscus Bedford, 1936
Linognathus damarensis Ledger, 1971
Linognathus digitalis Kleynhans, 1968
Linognathus dorcadis
Linognathus elblae Benoit, 1969
Linognathus euchore Waterston, 1914
Linognathus fahrenholzi Paine, 1914
Linognathus fenneci Fiedler & St..., 1958
Linognathus fractus Ferris, 1932
Linognathus geigyi Büttiker, 1949
Linognathus gnu Bedford, 1927
Linognathus gonolobatus Weisser & Le..., 1977
Linognathus gorgonus Bedford, 1929
Linognathus hippotragi Ferris, 1932
Linognathus kimi van der Merwe, 1968
Linognathus lewisi Bedford, 1934
Linognathus limnotragi Cummings, 1913
Linognathus nesotragi van der Merwe, 1968
Linognathus nevilli Ledger, 1973
Linognathus oryx Fiedler & St..., 1958
Linognathus ourebiae Werneck, 1959
Linognathus ovillus Neumann, 1907Sheep Face Louse
Linognathus panamensis Ewing, 1927
Linognathus pedalis Osborn, 1896Sheep Foot Louse
Linognathus peleus Bedford, 1936
Linognathus petasmatus Ferris, 1951
Linognathus raphiceri Fiedler & St..., 1956
Linognathus reduncae Fiedler & St..., 1956
Linognathus rhynchotragi
Linognathus saccatus Gervais, 1845
Linognathus samburi
Linognathus setosus von Olfers, 1816Dog Sucking Louse
Linognathus spicatus Ferris, 1932
Linognathus stenopsis Burmeister, 1838Common goat louse
Linognathus taurotragus Bedford, 1927
Linognathus tibialis Piaget, 1880
Linognathus vituli Linnaeus, 1758Blue cattle louse
Linognathus weisseri Durden & Horak, 2004
Linognathus zumpti Fiedler & St..., 1958
Neohaematopinus heliosciuri (Cummings, 1913)⇒ Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Neohaematopinus suahelicus (Ferris, 1923)⇒ Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Pedicinus albidus Rudow, 1869
Pedicinus badii Kuhn & Ludwig, 1964
Pedicinus colobi Fahrenholz, 1917
Pedicinus ferrisi Kuhn & Ludwig, 1965
Pedicinus hamadryas Mjöberg, 1910
Pedicinus miopitheci Kuhn & Ludwig, 1970
Pedicinus obtusus Rudow, 1869
Pedicinus patas Fahrenholz, 1916
Pedicinus pictus Ferris, 1934
Pedicinus senegalensis (Pajot, 1996)⇒ Pediculus senegalensis Pajot, 1996
Pedicinus veri Kuhn & Ludwig, 1963
Phthirpediculus avahidis Paulian, 1960
Phthirpediculus brygooi Clay, 1977
Phthirpediculus propitheci Ewing, 1923
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax acomydis Kim & Emerson, 1970
Polyplax arvicanthis Bedford, 1919
Polyplax asiatica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax brachyrrhyncha Cummings, 1915
Polyplax brachyuromyis Kim & Emerson, 1974
Polyplax caluri Johnson, 1960
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax deomydis Benoit, 1965
Polyplax dolichura Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Polyplax gerbilli Ferris, 1923
Polyplax grammomydis Werneck, 1953
Polyplax hoogstraali Johnson, 1960
Polyplax hopkinsi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax jonesi Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax kaiseri Johnson, 1960
Polyplax meridionalis Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Polyplax myotomydis Johnson, 1960
Polyplax nesomydis Paulian, 1961
Polyplax otomydis Cummings, 1912
Polyplax oxyrrhyncha Cummings, 1915
Polyplax paradoxa Johnson, 1960
Polyplax parataterae Kim & Emerson, 1973
Polyplax phthisica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax plesia Johnson, 1960
Polyplax praecisa Neumann, 1902
Polyplax praomydis Bedford, 1929
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax roseinnesi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax smallwoodae Johnson, 1960
Polyplax solivaga Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax steatomydis Pajot, 1967
Polyplax subtaterae Bedford, 1936
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
Polyplax thamnomydis Pajot, 1966
Polyplax vacillata Johnson, 1960
Polyplax waterstoni Bedford, 1919
Polyplax werneri Glinkiewicz, 1907
Proenderleinellus calva Waterston, 1917
Prolinognathus aethiopicus Fahrenholz, 1939
Prolinognathus arcuatus Fahrenholz, 1939
Prolinognathus faini Benoit, 1961
Prolinognathus ferrisi Fahrenholz, 1939
Prolinognathus foleyi Fahrenholz, 1939
Prolinognathus marouaensis Pajot, 1995
Prolinognathus schulzi Taute, 1971
Pthirus gorillae Ewing, 1927Gorilla louse
Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758Crab Louse
Schizophthirus aethogliris Kuhn & Ludwig, 1965
Schizophthirus graphiuri Ferris, 1922
Schizophthirus pleurophaeus Burmeister, 1839
Scipio aulacodi Neumann, 1911
Scipio breviceps Ferris, 1916
Scipio tripedatus Ferris, 1932
Solenopotes burmeisteri Fahrenholz, 1919
Solenopotes capillatus Enderlein, 1904Capillate louse
Solenopotes hologastrus Werneck, 1937
Solenopotes natalensis Ledger, 1970
Werneckia africana Kaneko, 1979
Werneckia funisciuri Benoit, 1969
Werneckia minuta Werneck, 1947
Werneckia nigeriensis Kaneko, 1979
Werneckia paraxeri Werneck, 1947

Subnodes of Linognathoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyEnderleinellidae
Ewing, 1929
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHoplopleuridae
Ewing, 1929
2
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinognathidae
Webb, 1946
3
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPedicinidae
Enderlein, 1904
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
12
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPthiridae
Leach, 1817
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom