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 " * "

Tubulidentata

Orycteropodidae - Aardvark

Genera of lice known from the family:
Hybophthirus [Anoplura: Hybophthiridae]

  • Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766). - Aardvark
    • Hybophthirus notophallus (Neumann, 1909) *


    Last revised:    18 November, 2003

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