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Checklist for Superfamily Linognathoidea
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
11
43
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
6
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
5
10
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
3
7
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 29 Species
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912Spiny rat lice15SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Linognathidae Webb, 19469SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
7 Genera with 29 Species
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleura Enderlein, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Linognathus Enderlein, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 183911SpeciesTaxom
Prolinognathus Ewing, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Solenopotes Enderlein, 19703SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
29 Species
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Eulinognathus hilli Bedford, 1929
Hoplopleura biseriata Ferris, 1921
Hoplopleura capensis Werneck, 1954
Hoplopleura enormis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura intermedia Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Hoplopleura patersoni Johnson, 1960
Linognathus angasi Weisser & Le..., 1977
Linognathus antidorcitis Fiedler & St..., 1956
Linognathus gonolobatus Weisser & Le..., 1977
Linognathus nevilli Ledger, 1973
Linognathus weisseri Durden & Horak, 2004
Polyplax arvicanthis Bedford, 1919
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax hopkinsi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax jonesi Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax myotomydis Johnson, 1960
Polyplax otomydis Cummings, 1912
Polyplax praomydis Bedford, 1929
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax roseinnesi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Prolinognathus schulzi Taute, 1971
Scipio breviceps Ferris, 1916
Scipio tripedatus Ferris, 1932
Solenopotes capillatus Enderlein, 1904Capillate louse
Solenopotes hologastrus Werneck, 1937
Solenopotes natalensis Ledger, 1970

Subnodes of Linognathoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyHoplopleuridae
Ewing, 1929
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinognathidae
Webb, 1946
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom