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

Megaladapidae - Sportive Lemurs

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

Lepilemur - Sportive Lemurs

Lemurpidiculus petterorum Paulian, 1958 * (type host Lepilemur sp.)
  • Lepilemur dorsalis Gray, 1870 - Gray-backed Sportive Lemur
  • Lepilemur edwardsi (Forbes, 1894) - Milne-Edward´s Sportive Lemur
    • Phthirpediculus propitheci Ewing, 1923 *
  • Lepilemur leucopus (Major, 1894) - White-footed Sportive Lemur
  • Lepilemur microdon (Forbes, 1894) - Small-toothed Sportive Lemur
  • Lepilemur mustelinus I. Geoffroy, 1851 - Weasel Sportive Lemur
    • Lemurpidiculus petterorum Paulian, 1958
  • Lepilemur ruficaudatus A. Grandidier, 1867 - Red-tailed Sportive Lemur
  • Lepilemur septentrionalis Rumpler and Albignac, 1975 - Northern Sportive Lemur


    • Last revised:    18 November, 2003

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