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

Galagonidae - Galagos

Genera of lice known from the family:
Lemurphthirus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]

Euoticus - Needle-clawed Galagos

  • Euoticus elegantulus (Le Conte, 1857). - Western Needle-clawed Galago
  • Euoticus pallidus (Gray, 1863). - Pallid Needle-clawed Galago

    • Galago - Lesser Galagos

  • Galago alleni Waterhouse, 1838 - Allen´s Squirrel Galago
  • Galago gallarum Thomas, 1901 - Somali Galago
  • Galago matschiei Lorenz, 1917 - Spectacles Galago.
  • Galago moholi A. Smith, 1836 - South African Galago
    • Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927 *
  • Galago senegalensis E. Geoffroy, 1796 - Senegal Galago
    • Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
    Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954

    Galagoides - Dwarf Galagos

  • Galagoides demidoff (G. Fischer, 1806) - Demidoff´s Galago
    • Lemurphthirus galagus Bedford, 1927
    Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954
    Lemurphthirus vincenti Pajot, 1968 *
  • Galagoides zanzibaricus (Matschie, 1893) - Zanzibar Galago

    • Otolemur - Greater Galagos

  • Otolemur crassicaudatus (E. Geoffroy, 1812) - Greater Galago
    • Lemurphthirus stigmosus Ferris, 1954 *
  • Otolemur garnettii (Ogilby, 1838) - Small-eared Galago


    • Last revised:    18 November, 2003

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