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
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Rodentia - Rodents
Capromyidae - Hutias
Genera of lice known from the family:
Gliricola [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Capromyinae
Capromys
- Capromys pilorides (Say, 1822) - Desmarest´s Hutia
Gliricola capromydis Werneck, 1944 *
Gliricola cubanus Werneck, 1944 *
Geocapromys - Bahaman and Jamaican Hutias
- Geocapromys brownii (J. Fischer, 1829) - Jamaican Hutia
- Geocapromys ingrahami (J. A. Allen, 1891) - Bahamian Hutia
Gliricola omahonyi Werneck, 1951 *
Gliricola rabbi Price and Timm, 1997 *
- Geocapromys thoracatus (True, 1888) - Swan Island Hutia
Mesocapromys Sticknest Hutias
- Mesocapromys angelcabrerai (Varona, 1979) - Cabrera´s Hutia
- Mesocapromys auritus (Varona, 1970) - Eared Hutia
- Mesocapromys nanus (G. M. Allen, 1917) - Dwarf Hutia
- Mesocapromys sanfelipensis (Varona and Garrido, 1970) - San Felipe Hutia
Mysateles - Long-tailed Cuban Hutias
- Mysateles garridoi (Varona, 1970) - Garrido´s Hutia
- Mysateles gundlachi (Chapman, 1901) - Gundlach´s Hutia
- Mysateles melanurus (Poey, 1865) - Black-tailed Hutia
Gliricola pinei Price and Timm, 1997 *
Gliricola schwartzi Price and Timm, 1997 *
Gliricola wernecki Price and Timm, 1997 *
- Mysateles meridionalis (Varona, 1986) - Southern Hutia
- Mysateles prehensilis (Poeppig, 1824) - Prehensile-tailed Hutia
Gliricola armatus Werneck, 1944 *
Gliricola ewingi Werneck, 1944 *
Hexolobodontinae
Hexolobodon
- Hexolobodon phenax Miller, 1929 - Imposter Hutia
Isolobodontinae
Isolobodon - Laminar-toothed Hutias
- Isolobodon montanus (Miller, 1922) - Montane Hutia
- Isolobodon portoricensis Allen, 1916 - Puerto Rican Hutia
Plagiodontinae
Plagiodontia - Hispaniolan Hutias
- Plagiodontia aedium F. Cuvier, 1836 - Hispaniolan Hutia
- Plagiodontia araeum Ray, 1964 - San Rafael Hutia
- Plagiodontia ipnaeum Johnson, 1948 - Samana Hutia
Rhizoplagiodontia
- Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei Woods, 1989 - Lemke´s Hutia
Last revised:
13 November, 2003
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