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Taxonomy of Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
32
867
12445
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
18
163
1487
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
10
94
1400
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
7
74
956
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
34
370
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912
GenusAbrocomaphthirus
Durden and Webb, 1999
4Species
GenusAcanthopinus
Mjoberg, 1910
  ⇒ Neohaematopinus
2Species
GenusAhaematopinus
Ewing, 1929
  ⇒ Neohaematopinus
2Species
GenusAlenapthirus
Benoit, 1969
  ⇒ Johnsonphthirus
1Species
GenusBathyergicola
Bedford, 1929
  ⇒ Eulinognathus
3Species
GenusCtenophthirus
Ferris, 1922
1Species
GenusCuyana
Ronderos and Capri, 1969
1Species
GenusDocophthirus
Waterston, 1923
1Species
GenusEremophthirus
Glinkiewicz, 1907
  ⇒ Polyplax
1Species
GenusEulinognathus
Cummings, 1916
38Species
GenusFahrenholzia
Kellogg and Ferris, 1915
16Species
GenusGaleophthirus
Eichler, 1950
1Species
GenusHaemadipsus
Enderlein, 1904
  ⇒ Haemodipsus
1Species
GenusHaemodipsus
Enderlein, 1904
12Species
GenusJohnsonphthirus
Benoit, 1961
5Species
GenusJohnsonpthirus
Benoit, 1961
5Species
GenusLagidiophthirus
Eichler, 1950
1Species
GenusLemurpediculus
Paulian, 1958
5Species
GenusLemurphthirus
Bedford, 1927
4Species
GenusLinognathoides
Cummings, 1914
19Species
GenusLutegus
Fahrenholz, 1916
  ⇒ Linognathoides
1Species
GenusMirophthirus
Chin, 1980
1Species
GenusNeohaematopinus
Mjöberg, 1910
53Species
GenusPetauristophthirus
Eichler, 1949
  ⇒ Neohaematopinus
1Species
GenusPhthirpediculus
Ewing, 1923
3Species
GenusPolyplax
Enderlein, 1904
152Species
GenusProenderleinellus
Ewing, 1923
5Species
GenusSathrax
Johnson, 1964
2Species
GenusScipio
Cummings, 1913
4Species
GenusSymoca
Fahrenholz, 1938
  ⇒ Polyplax
3Species
GenusSymysadus
Fahrenholz, 1938
1Species
GenusTupaiphthirus
Chin Ta-Hsiung, 1975, 1975
2Species
GenusTyphlomyophthirus
Chin, 1980
2Species
GenusWaterstonia
Mercet, 1917
  ⇒ Proenderleinellus
17Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Polyplacidae
EnglishSpiny rat lice
SwedishLedlöss
FrenchPoux des rats épineux


Distribution and Species lists of Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V

Angola
4 Genera  7 Species
Argentina
3 Genera  6 Species
Australia
2 Genera  4 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  1 Species
Benin
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  2 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  2 Species
Brazil
4 Genera  5 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  2 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  5 Species
Canada
4 Genera  10 Species
Central African Republic
6 Genera  12 Species
Chad
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
5 Genera  13 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  4 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  4 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  14 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
2 Genera  6 Species
France
3 Genera  5 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  4 Species
Germany
3 Genera  4 Species
Greece
1 Genus  2 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  3 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
3 Genera  9 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  7 Species
Iran
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  5 Species
Israel
1 Genus  3 Species
Italy
3 Genera  6 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  3 Species
Japan
2 Genera  5 Species
Kenya
6 Genera  10 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  2 Species
Laos
2 Genera  4 Species
Madagascar
5 Genera  7 Species
Malaysia
5 Genera  15 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
4 Genera  13 Species
Mongolia
2 Genera  2 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  2 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
2 Genera  5 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  2 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  4 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  3 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Genus  5 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  4 Species
Panama
3 Genera  6 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  8 Species
Poland
2 Genera  2 Species
Portugal
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  13 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
2 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  3 Species
Spain
1 Genus  1 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  3 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  7 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  11 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  3 Species
Taiwan
3 Genera  7 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  4 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  8 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  3 Species
Uganda
4 Genera  6 Species
United Kingdom
3 Genera  7 Species
USA
5 Genera  31 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  4 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  1 Species


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