Inventory of Phthiraptera
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, UK
 
  Species Host Types†
Anoplura
Polyplacidae
Microphthirus uncinatus Glaucomys sabrinus PT

sp.

Abrocomaphthirus chilensis Abracoma bennetti PT
Ctenophthirus cercomydis Cercomys cunicularis

sp.

Docophthirus actinetus Anathana ellioti HT

sp.

Eulinognathus aculeatus Jaculus orientalis

caviae Galea musteloides

denticulatus "Pedetes, Arvicanthis, Rattus," HT

hesperius Allactaga tetradactyla PT

hilli Cryptomys spp.

lawrensis Bathyergus maritimus

lophiomydis Lophiomys spp.

parvus Lagidium peruanus

surdasteri "Pedetes surdaster, capensis" HT

sp.

Fahrenholzia ehrlichi Liomys irroratus PT

fairchildi Liomys salvini

ferrisi Heteromys desmarcatianus

microcephala Liomys pictus

pinnata "Dipodomys heemani, ordii"

schwartzi Heteromys anomalus

tribulosa Perognathus californicus

zacatecae Perognathus hispidus

sp.

Haemodipsus africanus "Lepus capensis, saxatalis"

leporis "Lepus timidus, europaeus"

lyriocephalus "Lepus timidus, europaeus"

setoni Lepus californicus

ventricosus Oryctolagus cuniculus

sp.

Johnsonpthirus chlorotalpae Paraxerus alexandri

heliosciurus "Heliosciurus, Paraxerus spp." HT

keniae Heliosciurus gambianus

suahelicus Paraxerus palliatus

sp.

Lemurphthirus galagus Galago spp.

stigmosus Galago spp.

sp.

Linognathoides citelli Citellus leptodactylus HT

faurei Xerus inauris

laevisculi "Citellus, Cynomys, Lepus"

marmotae Marmota spp.

palaercticus Marmota caudata

pectinifer Atlantoxerus gentulus

sp.

Neohaematopinus batuanae Petaurista petaurista

callosciuri Callosciurus notatus

ceylonicus Funambulus palmarum

citellinus Citellus leucurus

cognatus "Dremomys, Menetes" PT

echinatus Funambulus spp.

elbeli Dremomys rufigenis

funisciuri Funisciurus lemmiscatus PT

inornatus "Dipodomys, Neotoma" PT

pansus Petinomys vordermanni

petauristae Petaurista petaurista

sciuri Sciurus spp.

sciurinus Sciurus griseus

sciuropteri "Glaucomys, Sciuropterus, etc"

semifasciatus Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

sundasciuri Sundasciurus juvencus PT

sp.

Phthirpediculus brygooi Lemur mongoz PT

sp.

Polyplax abyssinicus "Arvicanthis, Oenomys, Otomys" T

acomydis Acomys spinosissimus PT

alaskensis Microtus spp.

arvicanthis "Lemniscomys, Rhabdomys, etc"

asiatica "Bandicota, Nesokia spp."

auricularis Peromyscus hylocetes

biseriata "Gerbillus, Tatera spp."

borealis Clethryonomys ruttilus

brachyrrhynchus Acomys spp. HT

brachyuromydis Brachyuromys betsiloensis PT

calomysci Calomyscus bailwardi PT

cannomydis Cannomys minor

cummingsi Dasymus nudipes

deomydis Deomys ferrugineus

expressa Rattus everetti

gerbilli Gerbillus spp. HT

grammomydis Grammomys dolichurus HT

hoogstraali Acomys russatus PT

hopkinsi Desmodillus auricularis

insulsa "Rattus edwardsi, sabanus"

jonesi "Gerbillus, Saccostomus"

kaiseri "Dipodillus, Gerbillus" PT

melasmothrixi Melasmothrix naso PT

meridionalis Acomys cahirinus

otomydis "Dasymys, Myotomys, Otomys, etc" HT

oxyrrhynchus Acomys spp. HT

paradoxa "Gerbillus, Meriones spp."

parataterae Tatera kempii PT

phthisica Lopphuromys spp. Rattus rattus

praecisa Tatera nigricauda

praomydis "Aethomys sp., Rattus"

reclinata "Crocidura, Rattus, Scutisorex"

roseinnesi Gerbillus ovalis

serrata "Apodemus spp., Mus musculus"

smallwoodae Lophuromys spp.

spiniger Arvicola amphibius

spinulosa "Acomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis"

stephensi Tatera indica

subtaterae "Tatera, Taterillus spp." HT

taterae Taterona vicina HT

vacillata Psammomys obesus PT

wallacei Bunomys chrysocomus PT

waterstoni "Arvicanthus, Mastomys, Rattus"

werneri Pachyuromis duprasi

sp.

Proenderleinellus calva "Cricetomus, Mastomys, Rattus" T

sp.

Sathrax durus Tupaia glis PT

sp.

Scipio aulacodi "Choeromys, Thryonomis"

breviceps Thryonomis PT

tripedatus Petromus typicus

sp.

Typhlomyophthirus bifoliatus Typhlomys cinereus

sp.

 
† HT = Holotype; PT = Paratype; NT = NeoHolotype; LT = Lectotype; PLT = ParaLectotype; CT = Cotype; ST = Syntype; T = Type
    
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