''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

Anoplura Sucking lice (Anoplura, formerly known as Siphunculata) have around 500 species and represent the smaller of the two traditional superfamily (taxonomy), superfamilies of lice. As opposed to the paraphyletic chewing lice, which are now divided amo ...

, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)
Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim, state of Pará, Brazil.
''Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária'' 21(3), 315-18. known commonly as the ungulate lice. All known species are of importance in veterinary medicine. These lice are some of the most economically important ectoparasites of domestic animals.Meleney, W. P. and K. C. Kim. (1974)
A comparative study of cattle-infesting ''Haematopinus'', with redescription of ''H. quadripertusus'' Fahrenholz, 1916 (Anoplura: Haematopinidae).
''The Journal of Parasitology'' 60(3), 507-22. Species infest many domesticated and wild large mammals, including cattle, horses,

donkey The domestic donkey is a hoofed mammal in the family Equidae, the same family as the horse. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a ...

s, swine, water buffalo, African buffalo,

antelope The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia. Antelope comprise a wastebasket taxon defined as any of numerous Old World grazing and browsing hoofed mammals ...

, zebra, deer, and

camel A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...

s. The species ''

Haematopinus tuberculatus ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

'' has great importance in the water buffalo breading, since this louse is specific to buffaloes, being the main ectoparasite of the species, with important sanitary and economic burden. The ''Haematopinus tuberculatus'' is suspected to be involved in the transmission of diseases, such as anaplasmosis. The parasites are found infesting buffaloes in greater concentrations around the ears, base of horns, side of the neck, around the scrotum or udder, and especially at the tip of the tail. Species include:''Haematopinus''.
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Haematopinus acuticeps ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus apri ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus asini ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

'' – horse sucking louse *''

Haematopinus breviculus ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus bufali ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus channabasavannai ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus eurysternus ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

'' – shortnosed cattle louse *''

Haematopinus gorgonis ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus jeannereti ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus latus ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus longus ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capim ...

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Haematopinus ludwigi ''Haematopinus'' is a genus of insects in the superfamily Anoplura, the sucking lice. It is the only genus in the family Haematopinidae,Scofield, A., et al. (2012)Infestation by ''Haematopinus quadripertusus'' on cattle in São Domingos do Capi ...

'' *'' Haematopinus meinertzhageni'' *'' Haematopinus nigricantis'' *'' Haematopinus oliveri'' – pygmy hog sucking louse *'' Haematopinus oryx'' *'' Haematopinus phacochoeri'' *'' Haematopinus quadripertusus'' – cattle tail louse *''

Haematopinus suis ''Haematopinus suis'', the hog louse, is one of the largest members of the louse suborder Anoplura, which consists of sucking lice that commonly afflict a number of mammals. ''H. suis'' is found almost solely on the skin surface of swine ...

'' – hog louse *'' Haematopinus taurotragi'' *''

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