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

Dolichotinae



Last revised:    13 November, 2003

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