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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
185
3782
16326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
16
60
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
11
24
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
8
21
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
6
19
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
9
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
9 Genera with 62 Species
Docophthirus Waterston, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Haemodipsus Enderlein, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Linognathoides Cummings, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Mirophthirus Chin, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 199120SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 198732SpeciesTaxom
Sathrax Johnson, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Typhlomyophthirus Chin, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
62 Species
Docophthirus acinetus Waterston, 1923
Eulinognathus allactagae Johnson, 1957
Eulinognathus biuncatus Ferris, 1932
Eulinognathus cardiocranius Chin, 1992
Eulinognathus euchoreutae Cais, 1977
Haemodipsus lyriocephalus Burmeister, 1839
Linognathoides palaearctus Olsoufjev, 1938
Mirophthirus liae Chin, 1980
Neohaematopinus appressus Johnson, 1972
Neohaematopinus batuanae Ferris, 1923
Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus capitaneus Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus ceylonicus Ferris, 1951
Neohaematopinus chinensis Blagoveshtch..., 1972
Neohaematopinus cognatus Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus echinatus Neumann, 1909
Neohaematopinus elbeli Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus kinabalensis Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus menetensis Blagoveshtch..., 1972
Neohaematopinus pallidus Johnson, 1964Blunt-leaf grove-sandwort
Neohaematopinus pansus Johnson, 1964Blunt-leaf grove-sandwort
Neohaematopinus petauristae Ferris, 1923
Neohaematopinus qadrii Khan & Khanum, 1980
Neohaematopinus robustus Johnson, 1964Blunt-leaf grove-sandwort
Neohaematopinus rupestis Chin, 1985
Neohaematopinus sciuri Jancke, 1932Squirrel louse
Neohaematopinus setosus Chin, 1985
Neohaematopinus sundasciuri Durden, 1991
Polyplax asiatica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax blanfordi Mishra & Dhanda, 1972
Polyplax borealis Ferris, 1933
Polyplax bullimae Johnson, 1958Yukon stitchwort
Polyplax calomysci Kim & Emerson, 1971
Polyplax cannomydis Johnson, 1959
Polyplax chinensis Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cutchicus Mishra & Kaul, 1973
Polyplax dacnomydis Chin, 1990
Polyplax dentaticornis Ewing, 1935
Polyplax eropepli Ewing, 1935
Polyplax expressa Johnson, 1964Blunt-leaf grove-sandwort
Polyplax humae Khan & Khan, 1985
Polyplax hurrianicus Mishra, 1981
Polyplax indica Mishra & Kul..., 1974
Polyplax insulsa Ferris, 1923
Polyplax kaiseri Johnson, 1960
Polyplax kondana Mishra, 1981
Polyplax melasmothrixi Durden & Musser, 1992
Polyplax phloemydis Cuy, 1982
Polyplax pricei Kim, 1968
Polyplax qiuae Chin, 1993
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax rhizomydis Johnson, 1972
Polyplax serrata Burmeister, 1839Common mouse louse
Polyplax sindensis Shafi, Samad..., 1984
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Polyplax stephensi Christophers..., 1906
Polyplax tarsomydis Ewing, 1935
Polyplax vicina Blagoveshtch..., 1972
Polyplax visenda Blagoveshtch..., 1972
Polyplax wallacei Durden, 1987
Sathrax durus Johnson, 1964Blunt-leaf grove-sandwort
Typhlomyophthirus bifoliatus Chin, 1980


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