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Checklist for Family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 (Spiny rat lice)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
157
1887
4390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
11
38
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
6
11
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
5
10
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
3
7
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
3 Genera with 13 Species
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 183910SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
13 Species
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Eulinognathus hilli Bedford, 1929
Polyplax arvicanthis Bedford, 1919
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax jonesi Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Polyplax myotomydis Johnson, 1960
Polyplax otomydis Cummings, 1912
Polyplax praomydis Bedford, 1929
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax roseinnesi Paterson & T..., 1953
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Scipio breviceps Ferris, 1916


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