Hoplopleuridae Explained

Hoplopleuridae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are about 6 genera and more than 150 described species in Hoplopleuridae.

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

Further reading

• Phylogeny and classification of the Psocodea, with particular reference to the lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera). 1985. Lyal . Ch H. C.. Systematic Entomology. 10. 2. 145–165. 0307-6970. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00525.x.