Sucking Louse - Families

Families

The following 15 families are generally recognized in the Anoplura:

  • Echinophthiriidae – seal lice
  • Enderleinellidae
  • Haematopinidae – ungulate lice
  • Hamophthiriidae
  • Hoplopleuridae – armoured lice
  • Hybothiridae
  • Linognathidae – pale lice
  • Microthoraciidae
  • Neolinognathidae
  • Pecaroecidae
  • Pedicinidae
  • Pediculidae – body lice
  • Pthiridae – pubic lice
  • Polyplacidae – spiny rat lice
  • Ratemiidae

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