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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
180
3603
17029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
19
188
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
10
21
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
9
20
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
6
17
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
9 Genera with 10 Species
Ctenophthirus Ferris, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Fahrenholzia Kellogg and ..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lagidiophthirus Eichler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Waterstonia Mercet, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
10 Species
Ctenophthirus cercomydis Ferris, 1922
Eulinognathus bolivianus Werneck, 1952
Fahrenholzia schwartzi Werneck, 1952
Haemodipsus ventricosus Denny, 1842Rabbit louse
Lagidiophthirus parvus Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Neohaematopinus semifasciatus Ferris, 1916
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Waterstonia diversicolor (Compere, 1939)⇒ Cirrhencyrtus diversicolor Compere, 1939


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