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 " * "

Artiodactyla - Even-toed Ungulates

Bovidae - Cattle, Antelopes, Sheep, Goats

Genera of lice known from the family:

Bovicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Damalinia [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Haematopinus [Anoplura: Haematopinidae]

Linognathus [Anoplura: Linognathidae]

Solenopotes [Anoplura: Linognathidae]

Tricholipeurus [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Aepycerotinae

Aepyceros

Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812) - Impala

Tricholipeurus aepycerus Bedford, 1929 *

Tricholipeurus elongatus Bedford, 1934 *

Linognathus aepycerus Bedford, 1936 *

Linognathus nevilli Ledger, 1973 *

Linognathus raphiceri Fiedler and Stampa, 1956

Alcetaphinae

Alcelaphus

Alcelaphus buselaphus (Pallas, 1766) - Hartebeest

Damalinia ornata Werneck, 1957 *

Damalinia chorleyi (Hopkins, 1941) *

Linognathus antennatus (Piaget, 1880) *

Connochaetes - Wildebeests

Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann, 1780) - Black Wildebeest

Damalinia harrisoni (Cummings, 1916) *

Linognathus gnu Bedford, 1927 *

Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823) - Blue Wildebeest, Brindled Gnu

Damalinia neotheileri Emerson and Price, 1971 *

Damalinia semitheileri Emerson and Price, 1971 *

Damalinia theileri Bedford, 1928 *

Haematopinus gorgonis Werneck, 1952 *

Linognathus gorgonus Bedord, 1929 *

Linognathus spicatus Ferris, 1932 *

Solenopotes hologastrus (Werneck, 1937) *

Damaliscus - Sassabies

Damaliscus hunteri (Sclater, P. L., 1889) - Hirola
Damaliscus lunatus (Burchell, 1823) - Topi

Damalinia baxi Hopkins, 1947 *

Damaliscus pygargus (Pallas, 1767) - Bontebok

Damalinia crenelata (Piaget, 1880) *

Linognathus damaliscus Bedford, 1936 *

Sigmoceros

Sigmoceros lichtensteinii (Peters, 1849) - Lichtenstein´s Hartebeest

Antilopinae

Ammodorcas

Ammodorcas clarkei (Thomas, 1891) - Dibatag

Antidorcas

Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780) - Springbok

Tricholipeurus antidorcus Bedford, 19319 *

Linognathus antidorcitis Fiedler and Stamps, 1956 *

Linognathus armatus Fiedler and Stamps, 1958 *

Linognathus bedfordi Ferris, 1932 *

Linognathus digitalis Kleynhans, 1968 *

Linognathus euchore Waterston, 1914 *

Antilope

Antilope cervicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blackbuck

Tricholipeurus balanicus (Werneck, 1938) *

Linognathus cervicaprae (Lucas, 1847) *

Linognathus pithodes Cummings, 1916 *

Dorcatragus

Dorcatragus megalotis (Menges, 1894) - Beira

Gazella - Gazelles

Gazella arabica (Lichenstein, 1827) - Arabian Gazelle

Damalinia fahrenholzi (Eichler, 1949) *

Tricholipeurus longiceps (Rudow, 1866) *

Gazella bennettii (Sykes, 1831) - Indian Gazelle
Gazella bilkis Groves and Lay, 1985 - Queen of Sheba´s Gazelle
Gazella cuvieri (Ogilby, 1841) - Cuvier´s Gazelle
Gazella dama (Pallas, 1766) - Dama Gazelle

Linognathus tibialis (Piaget, 1880) *

Gazella dorcas (Linnaeus, 1758) - Dorcas Gazelle

Tricholipeurus cornutus (Gervais, 1844) *

Linognathus lewisi Bedford, 1934

Gazella gazella (Pallas, 1766) - Mountain Gazelle

Linognathus tibialis (Piaget, 1880)

Gazella granti Brooke, 1872 - Grant´s Gazelle

Tricholipeurus spinifer (Hopkins, 1943) *

Linognathus tibialis (Piaget, 1880)

Gazella leptoceros (F Cuvier, 1842) - Rhim Gazelle
Gazella rufifrons Gray, 1846 - Red-fronted Gazelle

Linognathus tibialis (Piaget, 1880)

Gazella rufina Thomas, 1894 - Red Gazelle
Gazella saudiya Carruthers and Schwarz, 1935 - Saudi Gazelle
Gazella soemmerringii (Cretzschmar, 1828) - Sömmerring´s Gazelle
Gazella spekei Blyth, 1863 - Speke´s Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa (Güldenstaedt, 1780) - Goitered Gazelle

Damalinia appendiculata (Piaget, 1880) *

Linognathus tibialis (Piaget, 1880)

Gazella thomsonii Günther, 1884 - Thomson´s Gazelle

Tricholipeurus parkeri Hopkins, 1941 *

Linognathus lewisi Bedford, 1934 *

Litocranius

Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879) - Gerenuk

Madoqua - Dik-diks

Madoqua guentheri Thomas, 1894 - Günther´s Dikdik

Tricholipeurus victoriae (Hopkins, 1943) *

Madoqua kirkii (Günther, 1880) - Kirk´s Dikdik

Tricholipeurus victoriae (Hopkins, 1943)

Linognathus damarensis Ledger, 1971*

Linognathus geigyi Büttiker, 1949

Madoqua piacentinii Drake-Brockman, 1911 - Silver Dik-dik
Madoqua saltiana (Desmarest, 1816) - Salt´s Dikdik

Linognathus geigyi Büttiker, 1949 * (host ?)

Neotragus - Dwarf Antelopes

Neotragus batesi de Winton, 1903 - Dwarf Antelope
Neotragus moschatus (Von Dueben, 1846) - Suni

Tricholipeurus moschatus Emerson and Price, 1971 *

Linognathus nesotragi van der Merwe, 1968 *

Neotragus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Royal Antelope

Tricholipeurus clayae (Werneck, 1938) *

Oreotragus

Oreotragus oreotragus (Zimmermann, 1783) - Klipspringer

Tricholipeurus conectens (Hopkins, 1943) *

Ourebia

Ourebia ourebi (Zimmermann, 1783) - Oribi

Tricholipeurus ourebiae (Hopkins, 1943) *

Linognathus contractus Werneck, 1959 *

Linognathus ourebiae Werneck, 1959 *

Pantholops

Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel, 1826) - Chiru

Procapra - Central Asian Gazelles

Procapra gutturosa (Pallas, 1777) - Mongolian Gazelle

Tricholipeurus zaganseeri (Lux, Mix, Zedev, 1997) *

Procapra picticaudata Hodgson, 1846 - Tibetan Gazelle
Procapra przewalskii (Büchner, 1891) - Prezwalski´s Gazelle

Raphicerus - Steenboks and Grysboks

Raphicerus campestris (Thunberg, 1811) - Steenbok

Tricholipeurus lineatus (Bedford, 1920) *

Linognathus armatus Fiedler and Stamps, 1958

Linognathus raphiceri Fiedler and Stampa, 1956 *

Linognathus zumpti Fiedler and Stampa, 1958

Solenopotes natalensis Ledger, 1970 *

Raphicerus melanotis (Thunberg, 1811) - Cape Grysbok

Tricholipeurus lineatus (Bedford, 1920)

Linognathus kimi van der Merwe, 1968 (host ?)

Solenopotes natalensis Ledger, 1970

Raphicerus sharpei Thomas, 1897 - Sharpe´s Grysbok

Tricholipeurus lineatus (Bedford, 1920)

Linognathus kimi van der Merwe, 1968 *

Solenopotes natalensis Ledger, 1970

Saiga

Saiga tatarica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Saiga

Bovinae

Bison - Bison

Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) - American Bison, Buffalo

Bovicola sedecimbdecembrii Eichler, 1946

Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) - European Bison, Wisent

Bovicola sedecimbdecembrii Eichler, 1946 *

Bos - Oxen

Bos frontalis Lambert, 1804 - Gaur
Bos grunniens Linnaeus, 1766 - Yak
Bos javanicus d´Alton, 1823 - Banteng
Bos sauveli Urbain, 1937 - Kouprey
Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Aurochs

Bovicola bovis (Linnaeus, 1758) *

Haematopinus channabasavannai Krishna Rao, Khuddus and Kuppuswamy, 1977 *

Haematopinus eurysternus (Nitzsch, 1818) *

Haematopinus quadripertusus Fahrenholz, 1916 *

Linognathus vituli (Linnaeus, 1758) *

Solenopotes capillatus Enderlein, 1904 *

Boselaphus

Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas, 1766) - Nilgai

Bubalus - Asiatic Buffaloes

Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Water Buffalo

Haematopinus tuberculatus (Burmeister, 1839) *

Bubalus depressicornis (H Smith, 1827) - Anoa
Bubalus mephistopheles Hopwood, 1925 - Short-horned Water Buffalo
Bubalus mindorensis (Heude, 1888) - Tamarau
Bubalus quarlesi (Ouwens, 1910) - Mountain Anoa

Syncerus

Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) - Cape Buffalo

Haematopinus bufali (De Geer, 1778) *

Taurotragus - Elands

Taurotragus derbianus (Gray, 1847) - Giant Eland

Haematopinus jeannereti Paulian and Pajor, 1966 *

Taurotragus oryx (Pallas, 1766) - Common Eland

Damalinia hopkinsi Bedford, 1936 *

Haematopinus breviculus Fahrenholz, 1939 *

Haematopinus taurotragi Cummings, 1914 *

Tricholipeurus pekenhami Werneck, 1947

Linognathus taurotragus Bedford, 1927 *

Tetracerus

Tetracerus quadricornis (Blainville, 1816) - Four-horned Antilope

Tragelaphus - Spiral-horned Bovines

Tragelaphus angasii Gray, 1849 - Nyala

Linognathus anagasi Weisser and Ledger, 1977

Tragelaphus buxtoni (Lydekker, 1910) - Mountain Nyala
Tragelaphus eurycerus (Ogilby, 1837) - Bongo
Tragelaphus imberbis (Blyth, 1869) - Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas, 1766) - Bushbuck

Damalinia annectens Hopkins, 1943 *

Damalinia natalensis Emerson, 1964 *

Linognathus fractus Ferris, 1932 *

Linognathus limnotragi Cummings, 1913

Linognathus panamensis Ewing, 1927

Tragelaphus spekii Sclater, P. L., 1863 - Sitatunga

Damalinia annectens Hopkins, 1943

Linognathus limnotragi Cummings, 1913 *

Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas, 1766) - Greater Kudu

Haematopinus taurotragi Cummings, 1914

Linognathus panamensis Ewing, 1927

Linognathus taurotragus Bedford, 1927

Caprinae

Ammotragus

Ammotragus lervia (Pallas, 1777) - Aoudad

Bovicola fulvus Emerson and Price, 1979 *

Bovicola neglectus Kéler, 1942 *

Budorcas

Budorcas taxicolor Hodgson, 1850 - Takin

Capra - Goats

Capra caucasica Güldenstaedt and Pallas, 1783 - West Caucasian Tur
Capra cylindricornis (Blyth, 1841) - East Caucasian Tur
Capra falconeri (Wagner, 1839) - Markhor
Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 - Domestic Goat

Bovicola caprae (Gurlt, 1843) *

Bovicola crassipes (Rudow, 1866) *

Bovicola limbatus (Gervais, 1844) *

Linognathus africanus Kellogg and Paine, 1911

Linognathus stenopus (Burmeister, 1838) *

Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 - Ibex

Linognathus stenopus (Burmeister, 1838)

Capra nubiana F Cuvier, 1825 - Nubian Ibex
Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838 - Spanish Ibex
Capra sibirica (Pallas, 1776) - Siberian Ibex
Capra walie Rüppell, 1835 - Walia Ibex

Hemitragus - Tahr

Hemitragus hylocrius (Ogilby, 1838) - Nilgiri Tahr
Hemitragus jayakari Thomas, 1894 - Arabian Tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus (H Smith, 1826) - Himalayan Tahr

Bovicola hemitragi (Cummings, 1916) *

Naemorhedus - Gorals

Naemorhedus baileyi Pocock, 1914 - Red Goral
Naemorhedus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) - Chinese Goral
Naemorhedus crispus (Temminck, 1845) - Japanese Serow

Damalinia orientalis (Emerson and Price, 1982)

Naemorhedus goral (Hardwicke, 1825) - Goral

Damalinia dimorpha (Bedford, 1939)

Naemorhedus sumatraensis (Bechstein, 1799) - Serow

Damalinia thompsoni (Bedford, 1936) *

Naemorhedus swinhoei (Gray, 1862) - Taiwan Serow

Damalinia orientalis (Emerson and Price, 1982) *

Oreamnos

Oreamnos americanus (de Blainville, 1816) - Mountain Goat

Bovicola oreamnidis (Hopkins, 1960) *

Linognathus pedalis (Osborn, 1896)

Ovibos

Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780) - Muskox

Ovis - Sheep

Linognathus africanus Kellogg and Paine, 1911 * (host sp. ?)

Ovis ammon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Argali
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 - Mouflon, Domestic Sheet

Bovicola ovis (Schrank, 1781) *

Linognathus africanus Kellogg and Paine, 1911

Linognathus ovillus (Neumann, 1907) *

Linognathus pedalis (Osborn, 1896) *

Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804 - Bighorn Sheep

Bovicola jellisoni Emerson, 1962 *

Ovis dalli Nelson, 1884 - Dall´s Sheep

Bovicola jellisoni Emerson, 1962

Ovis nivicola Eschscholtz, 1829 - Snow Sheep
Ovis vignei Blyth, 1841 - Urial

Pseudois - Bharals

Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833) - Bharal

Bovicola multispinosus Emerson and Price, 1979

Pseudois schaeferi Haltenorth, 1963 - Dwarf Bharal

Rupicapra - Chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica Bonaparte, 1845 - Pyrenean Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Chamois

Bovicola alpinus Kéler, 1942 *

Linognathus stenopus (Burmeister, 1838)

Cephalophinae

Cephalophus - Forest Duikers

Cephalophus adersi Thomas, 1918 - Ader´s Duiker

Tricholipeurus pakenhami Werneck, 1947 *

Cephalophus callipygus Peters, 1876 - Peters´ or Gabon Duiker
Cephalophus dorsalis Gray, 1846 - Bay Duiker
Cephalophus harveyi (Thomas, 1893) - Harvey´s Red Duiker
Cephalophus jentinki Thomas, 1892 - Jentink´s Duiker
Cephalophus leucogaster Gray, 1873 - White-bellied Duiker
Cephalophus maxwellii (H Smith, 1827) - Maxwell´s Duiker

Linognathus breviceps (Piaget, 1885) *

Cephalophus monticola (Thunberg, 1789) - Blue Duiker

Tricholipeurus bedfordi (Hill, 1922) *

Linognathus breviceps (Piaget, 1885) *

Cephalophus natalensis A Smith, 1834 - Natal Duiker

Linognathus breviceps (Piaget, 1885) *

Cephalophus niger Gray, 1846 - Black Duiker
Cephalophus nigrifrons Gray, 1871 - Black-fronted Duiker

Damalinia hendrickxi Hopkins, 1947 *

Linognathus annulatus (Piaget, 1885) *

Cephalophus ogilbyi (Waterhouse, 1838) - Ogilby´s Duiker
Cephalophus rubidus Thomas, 1901 - Ruwenzori Duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus Gray, 1846 - Red-flanked Duiker
Cephalophus silvicultor (Afzelius, 1815) - Yellow-backed Duiker
Cephalophus spadix True, 1890 - Abbott´s Duiker