Mammals and their associated lice

Mammal taxonomy from Wilson and Reeder, 1992
Common names, and phylogenetic sequence from 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 " * "

Primates - Primates

Cebidae - New World monkeys

Genera of lice known from the family:
Aotiella [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Cebidicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Pediculus [Anoplura: Pediculidae]

Alouattinae

Aotinae

Atelinae

Calliceminae

Cebinae

Pitheciinae



Last revised:    13 November, 2003

Return to families