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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
215
4692
23577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
21
229
1279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
12
27
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
9
24
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
6
21
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
12 Genera with 27 Species
Abrocomaphthirus Durden and Webb, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthirus Ferris, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cuyana Ronderos and..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Fahrenholzia Kellogg and ..., 19223SpeciesTaxom
Galeophthirus Eichler, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Lagidiophthirus Eichler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lemurphthirus Bedford, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Waterstonia Mercet, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
27 Species
Abrocomaphthirus chilensis Gomez, 1998
Abrocomaphthirus hoplai Durden & Webb, 1999
Abrocomaphthirus longus Werneck, 1948
Ctenophthirus cercomydis Ferris, 1922
Cuyana maurii Ronderos & C..., 1969
Eulinognathus americanus Ewing, 1923
Eulinognathus bolivianus Werneck, 1952
Eulinognathus hepperi Ronderos & C..., 1969
Eulinognathus patagonicus Castro & Cic..., 1986
Eulinognathus torquatus Castro, 1982
Eulinognathus wernecki Castro & Cic..., 1986
Fahrenholzia ehrlichi Johnson, 1962California dipperclam
Fahrenholzia schwartzi Werneck, 1952
Fahrenholzia tribulosa Ferris, 1922
Galeophthirus caviae Werneck, 1934
Haemodipsus lyriocephalus Burmeister, 1839
Haemodipsus ventricosus Denny, 1842Rabbit louse
Lagidiophthirus parvus Kellogg & Fe..., 1915
Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus semifasciatus Ferris, 1916
Polyplax asiatica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax taterae Ferris, 1923
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