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Checklist for Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 (Spiny rat lice)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
149
2161
6127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
12
35
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
7
9
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
7
9
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
5
7
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
3 Genera with 9 Species
Docophthirus Waterston, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19066SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
9 Species
Docophthirus acinetus Waterston, 1923
Neohaematopinus echinatus Neumann, 1909
Neohaematopinus petauristae Ferris, 1923
Polyplax blanfordi Mishra & Dhanda, 1972
Polyplax hurrianicus Mishra, 1981
Polyplax kondana Mishra, 1981
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax stephensi Christophers..., 1906


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