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 " * "

Hydracoidea - Hyraxes

Procaviidae - Hyraxes

Genera of lice known from the family:

Dasyonyx [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Eurytrichodectes [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Procavicola [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Procaviphilus [Ischnocera: Trichodectidae]

Prolinognathus [Anoplura: Linognathidae]

Dendrohyrax Tree Hyraxes

Dendrohyrax sp. - Tree Hyrax

Dasyonyx bedfordi Werneck, 1935 *

Procavicola univirgatus (Neumann, 1913) *

Dendrohyrax arboreus (Smith, A., 1827) - Southern Tree Hyrax

Dasyonyx validus Bedford, 1932 *

Eurytrichodectes paradoxus Stobbe, 1913 *

Procavicola bedfordi Werneck, 1941 *

Procavicola brucei Werneck, 1941

Procavicola dissimilis Werneck, 1941 *

Procavicola eichleri Werneck, 1941 *

Procavicola hopkinsi Werneck, 1941 *

Procaviphilus congoensis (Ferris, 1930) *

Procaviphilus dubius Werneck, 1941 *

Procaviphilus granulatus (Ferris, 1930) *

Prolinognathus ferrisi Benoit, 1961 *

Dendrohyrax dorsalis (Fraser, 1855) - Western Tree Hyrax

Dasyonyx guineensis Werneck, 1941 *

Dasyonyx hopkinsi Werneck, 1941 *

Dasyonyx smallwoodae Emerson and Price, 1969 *

Eurytrichodectes paradoxus Stobbe, 1913

Procavicola dissimilis Werneck, 1941

Procavicola eichleri Werneck, 1941 *

Procavicola ugandensis Werneck, 1941 *

Procavicola univirgatus (Neumann, 1913)

Procaviphilus africanus Werneck, 1941 *

Procaviphilus muesebecki (Emerson and Price, 1969) *

Procaviphilus scutifer Werneck, 1941 *

Dendrohyrax validus True, 1890 - Eastern Tree Hyrax

Dasyonyx dendrohyracis (Ferris, 1930) *

Procavicola dissimilis Werneck, 1941

Procaviphilus neumanni (Stobbe, 1913) *

Procaviphilus harrisi Werneck, 1946 *

Procaviphilus baculatus (Ferris, 1930) *

Procaviphilus colobi (Kllogg, 1910)

Heterohyrax - Bush Hyraxes

Heterohyrax antineae (Heim de Balsac and Begouen, 1932) - Hoggar Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei (Gray, 1868) - Yellow-spotted Hyrax

Dasyonyx oculatus (Bedford, 1928) *

Dasyonyx ugandensis Werneck, 1941

Eurytrichodectes machadoi Werneck, 1958 *

Procavicola bedfordi Werneck, 1941

Procavicola brucei Werneck, 1941

Procavicola emarginatus (Bedford, 1928) *

Procavicola heterohyracis Bedford, 1932 *

Procavicola lindfieldi (Hill, 1922)

Procaviphilus granuloides Bedford, 1939

Procaviphilus angolensis (Bedford, 1932 *

Procaviphilus ferrisi Bedford, 1936) *

Procaviphilus hindei Werneck, 1946 *

Procaviphilus jordani (Bedford, 1936)

Procaviphilus robertsi (Bedford, 1936) *

Procaviphilus sclerotis Bedford, 1932 *

Procaviphilus tendeiroi (Emerson, 1965) *

Prolinognathus ferrisi Fahrenholz, 1939 *

Procavia

Procavia capensis (Pallas, 1766) - Rock Hyrax

Dasyonyx capensis Emerson, 1965 *

Dasyonyx diacanthus (Ehrenberg, 1828) *

Dasyonyx minor Bedord, 1939 *

Dasyonyx nairobiensis Bedord, 1936 *

Dasyonyx ovalis Bedord, 1932 *

Dasyonyx ruficeps Emerson, 1965 *

Dasyonyx transvaalensis Bedord, 1932 *

Dasyonyx waterbergensis Bedord, 1932 *

Procavicola affinis Werneck, 1941 *

Procavicola furca Bedford, 1939 *

Procavicola lindfieldi (Hill, 1922) *

Procavicola lopeis Bedford, 1939 *

Procavicola mokeetsi Bedford, 1939 *

Procavicola natalensis Bedford, 1932 *

Procavicola parvus Bedford, 1932 *

Procavicola pretoriensis Bedford, 1932 *

Procavicola shoanus Maltbaek, 1937 *

Procavicola sternatus (Bedford, 1928) *

Procavicola subparvus Bedford, 1932 *

Procavicola thortoni Hopkins, 1942 *

Procavicola vicinus Werneck, 1941

Procaviphilus major Maltbaek, 1937 *

Procaviphilus serraticus (Hill, 1922) *

Prolinognathus aethiopicus Fahrenholz, 1939 *

Prolinognathus arcuatus Fahrenholz, 1939 *

Prolinognathus caviaecapensis (Pallas, 1767), 1939 *

Prolinognathus foleyi Fahrenholz, 1939 *

Prolinognathus leptocephalus (Ehrenberg, 1828) *

Prolinognathus schulzi Taute, 1971 *

Last revised: 18 November, 2003

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