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Checklist for Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 (Spiny rat lice)
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
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
12
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
12 Genera with 75 Species
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19327SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonphthirus Benoit, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Lemurpediculus Paulian, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Linognathoides Cummings, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Phthirpediculus Ewing, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 190741SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
75 Species
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
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
Neohaematopinus heliosciuri (Cummings, 1913)⇒ Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Neohaematopinus suahelicus (Ferris, 1923)⇒ Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
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
Scipio aulacodi Neumann, 1911
Scipio breviceps Ferris, 1916
Scipio tripedatus Ferris, 1932


Links, sources and further information
Polyplacidae at artfakta.se
Polyplacidae at dyntaxa.se
Polyplacidae at gbif.org
Polyplacidae at irmng.org
Polyplacidae at itis.gov