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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
11
43
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
6
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
5
10
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
3
7
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 15 Species
Eulinognathus Cummings, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 183911SpeciesTaxom
Scipio Cummings, 19322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
15 Species
Eulinognathus denticulatus Cummings, 1916
Eulinognathus hilli Bedford, 1929
Polyplax arvicanthis Bedford, 1919
Polyplax biseriata Ferris, 1923
Polyplax cummingsi Ferris, 1916
Polyplax hopkinsi Paterson & T..., 1953
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
Scipio tripedatus Ferris, 1932


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