Ischnocera

Ischnocera

Vince Smith *

Classification based on Eichler, 1963 except for the Trichodectidae, see Lyal, 1985.

[SUPERFAMILY
    INTERFAMILY
        FAMILY]

Goniodoidea
    Goniodiformia
    	Goniodidae
    	Heptapsogasteridae
    	Austrogoniodidae
    	Nesiotinidae
    Paragoniocotiformia      
        Paragoniocotidae 
Philopteroidea 
    Meinertzhagenielliformia 
    	Meinertzhageniellidae
    	Dahlemhorniidae
    Lipeuriformia
     	Lipeuridae
     	Degeeriellidae 
     	Colilipeuridae 
    Pseudonirmiformia 
     	Pseudonirmidae 
     	Docophoroididae
     	Giebeliidae
    Esthiopteriformia 
    	Esthiopteridae
     	Acidoproctidae 
     	Rallicolidae 
    Philopteriformia 
     	Philopteridae
Trichodectoidea
        Trichodectidae
    Trichophilopteriformia
        Trichophilopteridae

Containing clade(s): Phthiraptera

References

Eichler, W. D. (1963). Phthiraptera 1. Mallophaga. Leipzig, Verlagegesellschaft
           Geost & Portig K.G.
           
Fowler, J. A. and R. A. Price (1987). "A comparitive study of the Ischnoceran 
          Mallophaga of Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus and British Storm 
          Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus." Seabird 10: 43-49.
          
Lyal, C. H. C. (1985). "A cladistic analysis and classification of trichodectid
          mammal lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)." Bulletin of the British Museum
          (Natural History) 51(3): 187-346.
          
Lyal, C. H. C. (1987). "Co-evolution of trichodectid lice (Insecta: 
          Phthiraptera) and their mammalian hosts." Journal of Natural History
          21: 1-28.
          
Palma, R. L. and R. L. C. Pilgrim (1984). "A revision of the genus Harrisoniella
          (Mallophaga: Philopteridae)." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 11: 
          145-166.

Palma, R. L. and R. L. C. Pilgrim (1987). "A revision of the genus Perineus 
          (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae)." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14: 
          563-586.

Title Illustration

Strigiphilus virgo from an owl (photograph from Clayton, D. H. and R. D. Price (1984). Taxonomy of the Strigiphilus cursitans group (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), parasites of owls (Strigiformes). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 77: 340-363.)

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