Mammals and their associated lice

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

Anoplura taxonomy from Durden and Musser, 1994
conventions:
          Host probably extinct = †
          Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Rodentia - Rodents

Octodontidae - Octodonts

Genera of lice known from the family:
Abrocomophaga [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Gyropus [Amblycera: Gyropidae]
Hoplopleura [Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae]

Aconaemys - Rock Rats

  • Aconaemys fuscus (Waterhouse, 1842). - Chilean Rock Rat
    • Gyropus elongatus Castro, Cicchino and Torres-Mura, 1987 *
  • Aconaemys sagei Pearson, 1984 - Sage's Rock Rat

    • Octodon - Degus

  • Octodon bridgesi Waterhouse, 1845 - Bridge's Degu
  • Octodon degus (Molina, 1782) - Degu
    • Abrocomophaga hellenthali Price and Timm, 2000 *
    Hoplopleura chilensis Werneck, 1937 *
    Hoplopleura disgrega Ferris, 1921
  • Octodon lunatus Osgood, 1943 - Moon-tooted Degu

    • Octodontomys

  • Octodontomys gliroides (Gervais and d'Orbigny, 1844) - Mountain Degu
    • Hoplopleura disgrega Ferris, 1921 *

    Octomys

  • Octomys mimax Thomas, 1920 - Viscacha Rat

    • Spalacopus

  • Spalacopus cyanus (Molina, 1782) - Cururo

    • Tympanoctomys

  • Tympanoctomys barrerae (Lawrence, 1941) - Plains Vizcacha Rat


    • Last revised:    13 November, 2003

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