''Trichodectes'' is a genus of
louse
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
Trichodectidae
Trichodectidae is a family of louse in the suborder Ischnocera. Its species are parasites
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it ...
.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
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:
* ''
Trichodectes baculus
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' ( ...
'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''
Trichodectes canis
''Trichodectes canis'', also known as canine chewing louse, is a chewing louse found on domesticated dogs and wild canids throughout the world. ''T. canis'' is a well-known vector for the dog tapeworm, ''Dipylidium caninum''. ''T. canis'' usuall ...
'' (De Geer, 1778)
* ''
Trichodectes carnivorus
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis
...
'' Springholz-Schmidt, 1935
* ''
Trichodectes emersoni
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (D ...
'' Hopkins, 1960
* ''
Trichodectes ermineae
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (D ...
'' (Hopkins, 1941)
* ''
Trichodectes euarctidos
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (D ...
'' Hopkins, 1954
* ''
Trichodectes galictidis
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (D ...
'' Werneck, 1934
* ''
Trichodectes kuntzi
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (D ...
'' Emerson, 1964
* ''
Trichodectes melis
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (D ...
'' (Fabricius, 1805)
* ''
Trichodectes mustelae'' (Schrank, 1803)
* ''
Trichodectes pinguis'' Burmeister, 1838
* ''
Trichodectes tigris'' Ponton, 1870
* ''
Trichodectes vosseleri'' Stobbe, 1913
References
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Lice