Hoplopleuridae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 6 genera and more than 150 described species in Hoplopleuridae.[1][2][3]
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Genera
These six genera belong to the family Hoplopleuridae:
- Ancistroplax Waterston, 1929
- Haematopinoides Osborn, 1891
- Hoplopleura Enderlein, 1904
- Paradoxophthirus Chin, 1989
- Pterophthirus Ewing, 1923
- Schizophthirus Ferris, 1922
References
- ^ "Hoplopleuridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Hoplopleuridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin P.; Smith, Vincent S. (2019). "family Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929". Psocodea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
Further reading
- Lyal, Ch H. C. (1985). "Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera)". Systematic Entomology. 10 (2): 145–165. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
External links
Media related to Hoplopleuridae at Wikimedia Commons
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