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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
2168
7142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Sucking and biting lice
11
31
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Anoplura
Leach, 1815
Lice, Sucking lice
8
14
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Atentoria
Von Keler, 1966
8
14
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Linognathoidea
6
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyplacidae
Fahrenholz, 1912
Spiny rat lice
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
3 Genera with 7 Species
Neohaematopinus Mjöberg, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Polyplax Enderlein, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Waterstonia Mercet, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
7 Species
Neohaematopinus callosciuri Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus elbeli Johnson, 1959
Neohaematopinus petauristae Ferris, 1923
Polyplax asiatica Ferris, 1923
Polyplax reclinata Nitzsch, 1864
Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839Rat louse
Waterstonia rubescens Compere & An..., 1961


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