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Genus Polyplax

Polyplax Spiny Rat Louse - Polyplax
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
No Taxon (Phthiraptera (Parasitic Lice))
No Taxon (Anoplura (Sucking Lice))
Family Polyplacidae (Spiny Rat Lice)
Genus Polyplax
Explanation of Names
Polyplax Enderlein 1904
Numbers
~80 spp. total(1)
Range
worldwide(1)
Works Cited
1.Johnson K.P., Smith V.S. (2013) Psocodea species file online. Version 5.0
Contributed by v belov on 7 September, 2021 - 8:33pm

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