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Checklist for Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 (Spiny rat lice)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
64
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
64
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
62
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Red Sea
1 Genera with 2 Species
Polyplax Enderlein, 19602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
2 Species
Polyplax kaiseri Johnson, 1960
Polyplax paradoxa Johnson, 1960


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