Mammals and their associated lice

Mammal taxonomy Wilson and Reeder, 1992
Common names, and phylogenetic sequence by Wilson and Cole, 2000
Chewing Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C Dalgleish
Anoplura taxonomy (in red) from Durden and Musser, 1994

conventions:
          Host probably extinct = †
          Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Rodentia - Rodents

Abrocomidae - Chinchilla Rats

Genera of lice known from the family:
Abrocomophaga [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Gliricola [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Gyropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Phtheiropoios [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Polyplax [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]

Abrocoma - Chinchilla Rats

  • bennettii Waterhouse, 1837 - Bennett's Chinchilla Rat
    • Abrocomophaga chilensis Emerson and Price, 1976 *
    Gyropus longus Neumann, 1912 *
  • Abrocoma boliviensis Glanz and Anderson, 1990 - Bolivian Chinchilla Rat
  • Abrocoma cinerea Thomas, 1919 - Ashy Chinchilla Rat
    • Phtheiropoios pearsoni Werneck, 1948 *
    Polyplax longus (Werneck, 1948) * (host? unusual record)

    Cuscomys

  • Cuscomys ashaninka Emmons, 1999 - Ashaninka Tree Rat
    • Abrocomophaga emmonsae Price and Timm, 2000 *
    Gliricola cutkompi Price and Timm, 2000 *


    Last revised:    19 November, 2003

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