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Checklist for Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 (Spiny rat lice)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
612
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
8
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
5
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
5
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
3
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
4 Genera with 5 Species
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
5 Species
Johnsonpthirus keniae Ferris, 1923
Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Proenderleinellus calva Waterston, 1917


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