Psocodea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)

Taxa hierarchy

suborder Troctomorpha
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infraorder Phthiraptera
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parvorder Anoplura

family Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912

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Distribution:
Ecology:
- Terrestrial.
Citations:
- Fahrenholz. 1912. Jahresbericht Zoologischen Vereins 2-4(1910-12):58 >> Note: New family.
Type genus: Polyplax Enderlein, 1904; priority for family-group names based on Polyplax dates from Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912. First use as Polyplacidae by Fahrenholz, 1912.

genus Abrocomaphthirus Durden & Webb, 1999

species chilensis (Gomez, 1998)
species longus (Werneck, 1948)

genus Ctenophthirus Ferris, 1922

species cercomydis Ferris, 1922

genus Cuyana Ronderos & Capri, 1969

species maurii Ronderos & Capri, 1969

genus Docophthirus Waterston, 1923

species acinetus Waterston, 1923

genus Eulinognathus Cummings, 1916

species aculeatus (Neumann, 1912)
species alactaguli Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species allactagae Johnson, 1957
species americanus Ewing, 1923
species biuncatus Ferris, 1932
species bolivianus Werneck, 1952
species cardiocranius Chin, 1992
species cruciformis Chin, Bai & Qui, 1995
species denticulatus Cummings, 1916
species dipodis Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species elateri Chirov & Ozerova, 1990
species eremodipodis Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species euchoreutae Cais, 1977
species gentilis Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species hepperi Ronderos & Capri, 1969
species hesperius Johnson, 1957
species hilli (Bedford, 1929)
species hypogeomydis Paulian, 1961
species inermis Cais, 1977
species jaculi Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species lawrensis (Bedford, 1929)
species lophiomydis (Ferris, 1932)
species patagonicus Castro & Cicchino, 1986
species pygerethmi Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species scirtopodae Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species tokmaki Chirov & Ozerova, 1990
species torquatus Castro, 1982
species wernecki Castro & Cicchino, 1986

genus Fahrenholzia Kellogg & Ferris, 1915

species boleni McDaniel, 1968
species ehrlichi Johnson, 1962
species fairchildi Johnson, 1962
species ferrisi Werneck, 1952
species hertigi Johnson, 1962
species microcephala Ferris, 1922
species pinnata Kellogg & Ferris, 1915
species reducta Ferris, 1922
species schwartzi Werneck, 1952
species texana Stojanovich & Pratt, 1961
species tribulosa Ferris, 1922
species zacatecae Ferris, 1922

genus Galeophthirus Eichler, 1949

species caviae (Werneck, 1934)

genus Haemodipsus Enderlein, 1904

species africanus Bedford, 1934
species brachylagi Durden & Rausch, 2007
species conformalis Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species leporis Blagoveschtchensky, 1966
species lyriocephalus (Burmeister, 1839)
species setoni Ewing, 1924
species ventricosus (Denny, 1842)

genus Johnsonpthirus Benoit, 1961

synonym Alenapthirus Benoit, 1969
species chlorotalpae Benoit, 1961
species heliosciuri (Cummings, 1912)
species keniae (Ferris, 1923)
species spinosissimus (Benoit, 1969)
species suahelicus (Ferris, 1923)

genus Lagidiophthirus Eichler, 1949

species parvus (Kellogg & Ferris, 1915)

genus Lemurpediculus Paulian, 1958

species claytoni Durden, Blanco & Seabolt, 2017
species madagascariensis Durden, Kessler, Radespiel, Zimmermann, Hasiniaina & Zohdy, 2018
species petterorum Paulian, 1958
species robbinsi Durden, Blanco & Seabolt, 2017
species verruculosus (Ward, 1951)

genus Lemurphthirus Bedford, 1927

species galagus Bedford, 1927
species stigmosus Ferris, 1954
species vincenti Pajot, 1968

genus Linognathoides Cummings, 1914

species baibacinae (Blagoveschtchensky, 1965)
species citelli Cummings, 1916
species cynomyis Kim, 1986
species faurei Bedford, 1920
species laeviusculus (Grube, 1851)
species marmotae (Ferris, 1923)
species palaearctus (Olsoufjev, 1938)
species pectinifer (Neumann, 1910)
species relictus (Dubinin, 1948)
species schizodactylus (Gerwel, 1954)
species traubi (Rubin, 1946)
species urocitelli Durden, Robinson, Cook, McLean, Nyamsuren & Greiman, 2019

genus Mirophthirus Chin, 1980

species liae Chin, 1980

genus Neohaematopinus Mjoberg, 1910

species antennatus Ferris, 1916
species appressus Johnson, 1972
species batuanae Ferris, 1923
species callosciuri Johnson, 1959
species capitaneus Johnson, 1959
species ceylonicus Ferris, 1951
species chinensis Blagoveschtchensky, 1972
species citellinus Ferris, 1942
species cognatus Johnson, 1959
species echinatus (Neumann, 1910)
species elbeli Johnson, 1959
species griseicolus Ferris, 1923
species inornatus (Kellogg & Ferris, 1915)
species kinabalensis Johnson, 1959
species menetensis Blagoveschtchensky, 1972
species neotomae Ferris, 1942
species pacificus Kellogg & Ferris, 1915
species pallidus Johnson, 1964
species pansus Johnson, 1964
species petauristae Ferris, 1923
species pteromydis Blagoveschtchensky, 1965
species qadrii Khan & Khanum, 1980
species robustus Johnson, 1964
species rupestis Chin, 1985
species sciuri Jancke, 1932
species sciurinus (Mjoberg, 1910)
species sciuropteri (Osborn, 1891)
species semifasciatus Ferris, 1916
species setosus Chin, 1985
species spilosomae Stojanovich & Pratt, 1961
species sundasciuri Durden, 1991
species syriacus Ferris, 1923

genus Phthirpediculus Ewing, 1923

species avahidis Paulian, 1960
species brygooi Clay, 1977
species propitheci Ewing, 1923

genus Polyplax Enderlein, 1904

species abyssinica Ferris, 1923
species acomydis Kim & Emerson, 1970
species alaskensis Ewing, 1927
species antennata Smetana, 1960
species arvicanthis Bedford, 1919
species asiatica Ferris, 1923
species auricularis Kellogg & Ferris, 1915
species beaucournui Musser & Durden, 2014
species biseriata Ferris, 1923
species blanfordi Mishra & Dhanda, 1972
species borealis Ferris, 1932
species brachyrrhyncha Cummings, 1915
species brachyuromyis Kim & Emerson, 1974
species bullimae Johnson, 1958
species bureschi Touleshkov, 1957
species calomysci Kim & Emerson, 1971
species caluri Johnson, 1960
species cannomydis Johnson, 1959
species chinensis Ferris, 1923
species cricetulis Chin, 1995
species cummingsi Ferris, 1916
species cutchicus Mishra & Kaul, 1973
species dacnomydi Chin, 1990
species dentaticornis Ewing, 1935
species deomydis Benoit, 1969
species dolichura Johnson, 1962
species ellobii (Sosnina, 1955)
species eropepli (Ewing, 1935)
species expressa Johnson, 1964
species gerbilli Ferris, 1923
species gracilis Fahrenholz, 1910
species grammomys Werneck, 1953
species guatemalensis Durden & Eckerlin, 2001
species hannswrangeli Eichler, 1952
species hoogstraali Johnson, 1960
species hopkinsi Paterson & Thompson, 1953
species humae Khan & Khan, 1985
species hurrianicus Mishra, 1981
species indica Mishra & Kulkarni, 1974
species insulsa Ferris, 1923
species jonesi Kellogg & Ferris, 1915
species kaiseri Johnson, 1960
species kondana Mishra, 1981
species megacephalus Durden, Matthee, Bothma, Greiman & Matthee, 2020
species melasmothrixi Durden & Musser, 1992
species meridionalis Johnson, 1962
species miacantha Speiser, 1905
species myotomydis Johnson, 1960
species nesomydis Paulian, 1961
species opimi Sosnina, 1979
species otomydis Cummings, 1912
species oxyrrhyncha Cummings, 1915
species paradoxa Johnson, 1960
species parataterae Kim & Emerson, 1973
species phloeomydis Cuy, 1982
species phthisica Ferris, 1923
species plesia Johnson, 1960
species praecisa (Neumann, 1902)
species praomydis Bedford, 1929
species pricei Kim, 1968
species qiuae Chin, 1993
species reclinata (Nitzsch, 1864)
species rhizomydis Johnson, 1972
species roseinnesi Paterson & Thompson, 1953
species serrata (Burmeister, 1839)
species sindensis Shafi, Samad & Rehana, 1984
species smallwoodae Johnson, 1960
species solivaga Johnson, 1962
species spinigera (Burmeister, 1839)
species spinulosa (Burmeister, 1839)
species steatomydis Pajot, 1967
species stephensi (Christophers & Newstead, 1906)
species subtaterae Bedford, 1936
species tarsomydis Ewing, 1935
species taterae Ferris, 1923
species thamnomydis Pajot, 1966
species vacillata Johnson, 1960
species vicina Blagoveschtchensky, 1972
species visenda Blagoveschtchensky, 1972
species wallacei Durden, 1987
species waterstoni Bedford, 1919
species werneri (Glinkiewicz, 1907)

genus Proenderleinellus Ewing, 1923

species calva (Waterston, 1917)

genus Sathrax Johnson, 1964

species durus Johnson, 1964

genus Scipio Cummings, 1912

species aulacodi (Neumann, 1911)
species breviceps Ferris, 1916
species tripedatus Ferris, 1932

genus Typhlomyophthirus Chin, 1980

species bifoliatus Chin, 1980

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