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
Caviidae - Guinea pigs
Genera of lice known from the family:
Chinchillophaga [Amblycera: Trimenoponidae]
Galeophthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Gliricola [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Gyropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Macrogyropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Monothoracius [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Protogyropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Pterophthirus [Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae]
Trimenopon [Amblycera: Trimenoponidae]
Caviinae
Cavia - Guinea Pigs
- Cavia aperea Erxleben, 1777 - Brazilian Guinea Pig
Gliricola brasiliensis Werneck, 1934
Gliricola distinctus Ewing, 1924 *
Gliricola lindolphoi Werneck, 1942
Gliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781)
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838
Pterophthirus alata (Ferris, 1921)
Pterophthirus imitans Werneck, 1942 *
Trimenopon hispidum (Burmeister, 1838)
- Cavia fulgida Wagler, 1831 - Shiny Guinea Pig
Gliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781)
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838
Trimenopon hispidum (Burmeister, 1838)
- Cavia magna Ximinez, 1980 - Greater Guinea Pig
- Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Guinea Pig
Gliricola distinctus Ewing, 1924
Gliricola lindolphoi Werneck, 1942
Gliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781) *
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838 *
Trimenopon hispidum (Burmeister, 1838)
- Cavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1857 - Montane Guinea Pig
Gliricola porcelli (Schrank, 1781)
Gyropus ovalis Burmeister, 1838
Trimenopon hispidum (Burmeister, 1838)
Galea - Yellow-toothed Cavies
- Galea flavidens (Brandt, 1835) - Yellow-toothed Cavy
- Galea musteloides Meyen, 1832 - Common Yellow-toothed Cavy
Galeophthirus caviae (Werneck, 1934) *
Gliricola quadrisetosus (Ewing, 1924)
Macrogyropus heteronychus (Ewing, 1924)
- Galea spixii (Wagler, 1831) - Spix´s Yellow-toothed Cavy
Gliricola quadrisetosus (Ewing, 1924)
Macrogyropus heteronychus (Ewing, 1924) *
Kerodon
- Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) - Rock Cavy
Gyropus lineatus Newumann, 1912 *
Monothoracius penidoi Werneck, 1934 *
Microcavia - Mountain Cavies
- Microcavia australis (Thomas, ) - Southern Mountain Cavy
Protogyropus normalis Ewing, 1924 *
Pterophthirus alata (Ferris, 1921) *
- Microcavia niata (Thomas, 1898) - Andean Mountain Cavy
- Microcavia shiptoni (Thomas, 1925) - Shipton´s Mountain Cavia
Dolichotinae
Dolichotis - Maras
- Dolichotis patagonum (Zimmermann, 1780) - Patagonian Mara
Chinchillophaga clayae Emerson, 1964 *
- Dolichotis salinicola Burmeister, 1876 - Chacoan Mara
Last revised:
13 November, 2003
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