''Polyplax'' is a genus of
lice
Louse ( : lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order, infraorder, or a parvorder, as a result o ...
belonging to the family
Polyplacidae
Polyplacidae is a family of lice in the suborder Anoplura, the sucking lice. Lice in this family are known commonly as the spiny rat lice. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution. As of 2010 there were 193 species.Light, J. E., et al. (2010 ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Polyplax abyssinica
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax acomydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvica ...
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Polyplax alaskensis''
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Polyplax antennata''
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Polyplax arvicanthis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
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Polyplax asiatica''
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Polyplax auricularis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
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Polyplax biseriata
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
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Polyplax blanfordi
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax borealis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax brachyrrhyncha''
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Polyplax brachyuromyis''
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Polyplax bullimae''
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Polyplax bureschi
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
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Polyplax calomysci
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax caluri''
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Polyplax cannomydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax chinensis''
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Polyplax cummingsi
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax cutchicus
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax dacnomydi
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax dacnomydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax dentaticornis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax deomydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax dolichura
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax ellobii
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax eropepli
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax expressa
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax gerbilli
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*''Polyplax alaskensis''
*''Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvicanth ...
''
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Polyplax gracilis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*''Polyplax alaskensis''
*''Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvicanth ...
''
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Polyplax grammomydis''
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Polyplax grammomys''
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Polyplax guatemalensis''
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Polyplax hannswrangeli
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvica ...
''
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Polyplax hoogstraali''
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Polyplax hopkinsi''
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Polyplax humae
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
*''
Polyplax hurrianicus
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
*''
Polyplax indica
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
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Polyplax insulsa''
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Polyplax jonesi
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax kaiseri''
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Polyplax kondana''
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Polyplax longus
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
*''
Polyplax melasmothrixi''
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Polyplax meridionalis''
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Polyplax miacantha''
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Polyplax myotomydis''
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Polyplax nesomydis''
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Polyplax opimi''
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Polyplax otomydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
*''
Polyplax oxyrrhyncha
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
*''
Polyplax paradoxa
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax parataterae''
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Polyplax phloemydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax phloeomydis''
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Polyplax phthisica''
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Polyplax plesia
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
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Polyplax praecisa''
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Polyplax praomydis
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
*''
Polyplax pricei
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax qiuae''
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Polyplax reclinata
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax rhizomydis''
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Polyplax roseinnesi''
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Polyplax serrata''
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Polyplax sindensis''
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Polyplax smallwoodae''
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Polyplax solivaga
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
*''
Polyplax spinigera
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
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Polyplax spinulosa
''Polyplax spinulosa'' is a sucking louse (Anoplura) from the genus ''Polyplax''. It occurs worldwide and commonly infects its type host, the brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), and related species like the black rat (''Rattus rattus''), ''Rattus ...
''
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Polyplax steatomydis''
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Polyplax stephensi
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
*''
Polyplax subtaterae
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
*''
Polyplax tarsomydis''
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Polyplax taterae
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvic ...
''
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Polyplax thamnomydis''
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Polyplax vacillata
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
*''
Polyplax vicina
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Polyplax abyssinica''
*'' Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*'' Polyplax arvi ...
''
*''
Polyplax visenda
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax wallacei''
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Polyplax waterstoni
''Polyplax'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Polyplacidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Polyplax abyssinica''
*''Polyplax acomydis''
*'' Polyplax alaskensis''
*'' Polyplax antennata''
*''Polyplax arvican ...
''
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Polyplax werneri''
References
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Polyplacidae