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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
1468
4449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
13
54
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
9
19
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
8
18
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
5
15
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
8 Genera with 22 Species
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonphthirus Benoit, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 191912SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
22 Species
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonpthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonpthirus keniae Ferris, 1923
Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Lemurphthirus vincenti Pajot, 1968
Neohaematopinus heliosciuri (Cummings, 1913)⇒ Johnsonphthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax phthisica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax smallwoodae Johnson, 1960
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax steatomydis Pajot, 1967
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
Polyplax thamnomydis Pajot, 1966
Polyplax waterstoni Bedford, 1919
Proenderleinellus calva Waterston, 1917
Scipio aulacodi Neumann, 1911


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