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

Indridae - Leaping lemurs

Genera of lice known from the family:
Phthirpediculus [Anoplura: Polyplacidae]
Trichophilopterus [Ischnocera: Philopteridae]

Avahi

  • Avahi laniger (Gmelin, 1788) - Woolly Lemur
    • Phthirpediculus avahidis Paulian, 1960 *

    Indri

  • Indri indri (Gmelin, 1788) - Indri
    • Trichophilopterus babakotopilus Stobbe, 1913 *

    Propithecus - Sifakas

  • Propithecus diadema Bennett, 1832 - Diademed Sifaka
    • Trichophilopterus babakotopilus Stobbe, 1913
  • Propithecus tattersalli Simons, 1988 - Golden-crowned Sifaka
  • Propithecus verreauxi Grandidier, A., 1867 - Verreaux´s Sifaka
    • Trichophilopterus babakotopilus Stobbe, 1913


    Last revised:    15 November, 2003

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