Mammals and their associated lice

Mammal taxonomy Wilson and Reeder, 1992
Chewing Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C Dalgleish

conventions:
          Host probably extinct = †
          Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Perissodactyla - Odd-toed ungulates

Equidae - Horses, zebras, asses

Genera of lice known from the family:
Bovicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]
Haematopinus [Anoplura: Haematopinidae]
Ratemia [Anoplura: Ratemiidae]

  • Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 - Ass
    • Bovicola ocellatus (Piaget, 1880)
    Haematopinus asini (linnaeus, 1758) *
    Ratemia squamulata (Neumann, 1911)
  • Equus burchelli (H Smith) - Burchell´s zebra
    • Bovicola aspilopygus Werneck, 1956 *
    Bovicola ocellatus (Piaget, 1880)
    Bovicola zuluensis Werneck, 1950 *
    Haematopinus acuticeps Ferris, 1933 *
    Haematopinus asini (linnaeus, 1758)
    Ratemia bassoni Fiedler and Stampa, 1958 *
    Ratemia squamulata (Neumann, 1911)
  • Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 - Horse
    • Bovicola equi (Denny, 1842) *
    Haematopinus asini (linnaeus, 1758)
    Ratemia asiatica Chin, 1981 *
  • Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 - Grevy´s Zebra
  • Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775 - Kulan
    • Bovicola equi (Denny, 1842)
  • Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841 - Kiang
  • Equus onager Boddaert, 1785 - Onager
  • Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785 - Quagga
  • Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758 - Mountain Zebra
    • Bovicola zebrae (Moreby, 1978) *


    Last revised:    12 November, 2003

    Return to families