From: Evolutionary history of mammalian sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura)
Louse Family | Louse Genus (Number of Species) | Common Names of Major Host Groups (Host Orders) |
---|---|---|
Echinophthiriidae | Antarctophthirus (6) | Seals, Walrus (Carnivora) |
 | Echinophthirius (1) | Earless Seals (Carnivora) |
 | Latagophthirus (1) | Otters (Carnivora) |
 | Lepidophthirus (2) | Earless Seals (Carnivora) |
 | Proechinophthirus (2) | Sea Lions (Carnivora) |
Enderleinellidae | Atopophthirus (2) | Giant Flying Squirrels (Rodentia) |
 | Enderleinellus (45) | Squirrels (Rodentia) |
 | Microphthirus (1) | Flying Squirrels (Rodentia) |
 | Phthirunculus (1) | Giant Flying Squirrels (Rodentia) |
 | Werneckia (5) | Squirrels (Rodentia) |
Haematopinidae | Haematopinus (21) | Artiodactyls, Equids (Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla) |
Hamophthiriidae | Hamophthirius (1) | Colugos (Dermoptera) |
Hoplopleuridae | Ancistroplax (5) | Shrews (Soricomorpha) |
 | Haematopinoides (1) | Moles (Soricomorpha) |
 | Hoplopleura (141) | Rodents, Pikas (Rodentia, Lagomorpha) |
 | Paradoxophthirus (1) | Asian Rock Squirrel (Rodentia) |
 | Pterophthirus (5) | Spiny Rats (Rodentia) |
 | Schizophthirus (9) | Dormice (Rodentia) |
Hybophthiridae | Hybophthirus (1) | Aardvarks (Tubulidentata) |
Linognathidae | Linognathus (52) | Artiodactyls (Artiodactyla), Canids (Carnivora) |
 | Prolinognathus (8) | Hyraxes (Hyracoidea) |
 | Solenopotes (9) | Bovids, Cervids (Artiodactyla) |
Microthoraciidae | Microthoracius (4) | Camels, Lamas (Artiodactyla) |
Neolinognathidae | Neolinognathus (2) | Elephant Shrews (Macroscelidea) |
Pecaroecidae | Pecaroecus (1) | Peccaries (Artiodactyla) |
Pedicinidae | Pedicinus (14) | New World Primates (Primates) |
Pediculidae | Pediculus (3) | Old World Primates (Primates) |
Polyplacidae | Abrocomaphthirus (2) | Chinchilla Rats (Rodentia) |
 | Ctenophthirus (1) | Spiny Rats (Rodentia) |
 | Cuyana (1) | Chinchillas (Rodentia) |
 | Docophthirus (1) | Tree Shrews (Scandentia) |
 | Eulinognathus (27) | Rodents (Rodentia) |
 | Fahrenholzia (12) | Heteromyid Rodents (Rodentia) |
 | Galeophthirus (1) | Cavies (Rodentia) |
 | Haemodipsus (7) | Rabbits and Hares (Lagomorpha) |
 | Johnsonpthirus (5) | Squirrels (Rodentia) |
 | Lagidophthirus (1) | Chinchillas (Rodentia) |
 | Lemurpediculus (2) | Dwarf Lemurs (Primates) |
 | Lemurphthirus (3) | Bush Babies (Primates) |
 | Linognathoides (11) | Squirrels (Rodentia) |
 | Mirophthirus (1) | Pygmy Dormice (Rodentia) |
 | Neohaematopinus (31) | Squirrels, Murids (Rodentia) |
 | Phthirpediculus (3) | Lemurs (Primates) |
 | Polyplax (78) | Rodents, Shrews (Rodentia, Soricomorpha) |
 | Proenderleinellus (1) | Pouched Rats (Rodentia) |
 | Sathrax (1) | Tree Shrews (Scandentia) |
 | Scipio (3) | Cane, Dassie Rats (Rodentia) |
 | Typhlomyophthirus (1) | Pygmy Dormice (Rodentia) |
Pthiridae | Pthirus (2) | Old World Primates (Primates) |
Ratemiidae | Ratemia (3) | Equids (Perissodactyla) |