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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
173
2393
8058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
17
101
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
9
15
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
8
14
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
5
10
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
4
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 21 Species
Fahrenholzia Kellogg and ..., 19228SpeciesTaxom
Linognathoides Cummings, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18395SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
21 Species
Fahrenholzia ehrlichi Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Fahrenholzia fairchildi Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Fahrenholzia ferrisi Werneck, 1952
Fahrenholzia hertigi Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Fahrenholzia microcephala Ferris, 1922
Fahrenholzia reducta Ferris, 1922
Fahrenholzia texana Stojanovich ..., 1961
Fahrenholzia zacatecae Ferris, 1922
Linognathoides traubi Rubin, 1946
Neohaematopinus citellinus Ferris, 1942
Neohaematopinus griseicolus Ferris, 1923
Neohaematopinus neotomae Ferris, 1942
Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke, 1932Squirrel louse
Neohaematopinus sciurinus Mjöberg, 1910
Neohaematopinus semifasciatus Ferris, 1916
Neohaematopinus spilosomae Stojanovich ..., 1961
Polyplax alaskensis Ewing, 1927
Polyplax auricularis Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax guatemalensis Durden & Eck..., 2001
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse


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