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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
157
2538
7196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
16
90
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
11
25
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
8
22
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
5
18
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
11 Genera with 26 Species
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonphthirus Benoit, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Lemurpediculus Paulian, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Phthirpediculus Ewing, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 191912SpeciesTaxom
Proenderleinellus Ewing, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
26 Species
Eulinognathus hypogeomydis Paulian, 1961
Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Johnsonpthirus heliosciuri Cummings, 1913
Johnsonpthirus keniae Ferris, 1923
Johnsonpthirus spinosissimus Benoit, 1969
Johnsonpthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Lemurpediculus robbinsi Durden, Blan..., 2016
Lemurpediculus verruculosus Ward, 1951
Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
Lemurphthirus verruculosus (Ward, 1951)⇒ Lemurpediculus verruculosus Ward, 1951
Neohaematopinus suahelicus (Ferris, 1923)⇒ Johnsonphthirus suahelicus Ferris, 1923
Phthirpediculus propitheci Ewing, 1923
Polyplax abyssinica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax acomydis Kim & Emerson, 1970
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax brachyuromyis Kim & Emerson, 1974
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax otomydis Cummings, 1912
Polyplax oxyrrhyncha Cummings, 1915
Polyplax phthisica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax subtaterae Bedford, 1936
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
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