Trichodectidae

Belongs within: Phthiraptera.

The Trichodectidae are a group of lice found on mammals, characterised by a broadly oval body in both sexes, three-segmented antennae, and short, thick legs with distally broadened tibiae, a terminal process and single claw. Several species are significant pests of livestock, including the sheep biting louse Bovicola ovis (Palma & Barker 1996).

<==Trichodectidae [Bovicolidae]
    |--LorisicolaGE05
    |--StachiellaRD77
    |--Werneckiella Eichler 1940PB96
    |    `--*W. equi (Denny 1842) [=Trichodectes equi]PB96
    |--Felicola Ewing 1929PB96
    |    `--*F. subrostratus (Burmeister 1838) [=Trichodectes subrostratus]PB96
    |--Thomomydoecus Price & Emerson 1972GE05, BP04
    |    |--T. barbaraeGE05
    |    |--T. minorGE05
    |    `--T. wardiiHN90
    |--DamaliniaC70
    |    |--D. americanaA71
    |    |--D. bovisC70
    |    |--D. equiC70
    |    `--D. ovisC70
    |--Bovicola Ewing 1929PB96
    |    |--*B. caprae (Gurlt 1843)PB96 [=Trichodectes capraePB96, Damalinia capraeT62]
    |    |--B. bovis (Linnaeus 1758) [=Pediculus bovis]PB96
    |    |--B. crassipesR02
    |    |--B. limbatus (Gervais 1844)PB96 [=Trichodectes limbataPB96, Damalinia limbataT62]
    |    `--B. ovis (Schrank 1781) [=Pediculus ovis]PB96
    |--Trichodectes Nitzsch 1818PB96
    |    |--*T. canis (De Geer 1778) [=Ricinus canis]PB96
    |    |--T. colobi Kellogg 1908K08
    |    |--T. inaequalisK08
    |    |--T. latusG20
    |    |--T. melisA71
    |    `--T. octomaculatusGE05
    `--Geomydoecus Ewing 1929GE05, BP04
         |--+--G. perotensisGE05
         |  `--G. thomomyusGE05
         `--+--+--G. chapiniGE05
            |  `--+--+--G. cherrieiGE05
            |     |  `--G. costaricensisGE05
            |     `--+--G. panamensisGE05
            |        `--G. setzeriGE05
            `--+--+--G. nadleriGE05
               |  `--G. trichopiGE05
               `--+--G. expansusGE05
                  `--+--+--G. geomydisGE05
                     |  `--G. oklahomensisGE05
                     `--+--G. actuosiGE05
                        `--+--G. ewingiGE05
                           `--G. texanusGE05

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[A71] Askew, R. R. 1971. Parasitic Insects. Heinemann Educational Books: London.

[BP04] Banks, J. C., & A. M. Paterson. 2004. A penguin-chewing louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera) phylogeny derived from morphology. Invertebrate Systematics 18: 89–100.

[C70] Calaby, J. H. 1970. Phthiraptera (lice). In: CSIRO. The Insects of Australia: A textbook for students and research workers pp. 376–386. Melbourne University Press.

[G20] Goldfuss, G. A. 1820. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte vol. 3. Handbuch der Zoologie pt 1. Johann Leonhard Schrag: Nürnberg.

[GE05] Grimaldi, D., & M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press: New York.

[HN90] Hafner, M. S. & S. A. Nadler. 1990. Cospeciation in host-parasite assemblages: comparative analysis of rates of evolution and timing of cospeciation events. Systematic Zoology 39 (3): 192–204.

[K08] Kellogg, V. L. 1908. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den Umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905–1906 vol. 3 section 15. Corrodentia pt 4. Mallophaga. Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A. B.: Uppsala.

[PB96] Palma, R. L., & S. C. Barker. 1996. Phthiraptera. In: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia vol. 26. Psocoptera, Phthiraptera, Thysanoptera pp. 81–247. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne.

[R02] Rasnitsyn, A. P. 2002. Superorder Psocidea Leach, 1815. In: Rasnitsyn, A. P., & D. L. J. Quicke (eds) History of Insects pp. 125–133. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht.

[T62] Tendeiro, J. 1962. Estudos sobre malófagos. Revisão monográfica do género Columbicola Ewing (Ischnocera, Philopteridae). Memórias da Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, ser. 2, 32: 7–460.