Trichodectes Explained

Trichodectes is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.^[1]

The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

Species

• Trichodectes baculus (Schömmer, 1913)
• Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
• Trichodectes carnivorus (Springholz-Schmidt, 1935)
• Trichodectes emersoni (Hopkins, 1960)
• Trichodectes ermineae (Hopkins, 1941)
• Trichodectes euarctidos (Hopkins, 1954)
• Trichodectes galictidis (Werneck, 1934)
• Trichodectes kuntzi (Emerson, 1964)
• Trichodectes melis (Fabricius, 1805)
• Trichodectes mustelae (Schrank, 1803)
• Trichodectes pinguis (Burmeister, 1838)
• Trichodectes tigris (Ponton, 1870)
• Trichodectes vosseleri (Stobbe, 1913)

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRMNG - Trichodectes Nitzsch, 1818 . www.irmng.org . 19 January 2021.
2. Web site: Trichodectes Nitzsch, 1818 . www.gbif.org . 19 January 2021 . en.