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Checklist of Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 (Spiny rat lice)
for Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8791
39463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8777
39440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8681
39128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
949
2544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
13
32
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
9
15
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
8
14
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
5
11
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
5 Genera with 13 Species
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19199SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
13 Species
Johnsonpthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Lemurphthirus vincenti Pajot, 1968
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax phthisica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax smallwoodae Johnson, 1960
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
Polyplax waterstoni Bedford, 1919
Proenderleinellus calva Waterston, 1917
Scipio aulacodi Neumann, 1911


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