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Trichodectidae

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Trichodectidae
Felicola sp. with egg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Troctomorpha
Infraorder: Nanopsocetae
Parvorder: Phthiraptera
Superfamily: Ischnocera
Family: Trichodectidae
Kellogg, 1896[1]
Type genus
Trichodectes
Nitzsch, 1818

Trichodectidae is a family of louse in the suborder Ischnocera. Its species are parasites of mammals.[2] The following 19 genera are recognized:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Kellogg, Vernon L. (1896). "New Mallophaga, I,—with special reference to a collection made from maritime birds of the Bay of Monterey, California". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Second Series. 6: 63.
  2. ^ Lyal, C. H. C. (1985). "A cladistic analysis and classification of trichodectid mammal lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology Series. 51 (3): 187–346.
  3. ^ Price, Roger D.; Hellenthal, Ronald A.; Palma, Ricardo L.; Johnson, Kevin P.; Clayton, Dale H. (2003). "Trichodectidae". The Chewing Lice: World Checklist and Biological Overview. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication. Vol. 24. pp. 252–275.
  4. ^ "Trichodectidae". Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 7 February 2018.