Hoplopleuridae is a
family of
lice
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in the
order
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Psocodea
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. There are about 6 genera and more than 150 described species in Hoplopleuridae.
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Genera
These six genera
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belong to the family Hoplopleuridae:
* '' Ancistroplax'' Waterston, 1929
* '' Haematopinoides'' Osborn, 1891
* '' Hoplopleura'' Enderlein, 1904
* '' Paradoxophthirus'' Chin, 1989
* '' Pterophthirus'' Ewing, 1923
* '' Schizophthirus'' Ferris, 1922
References
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Troctomorpha
Insect families
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