Trichodectidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
louse in the
suborder Ischnocera
The Ischnocera is a large superfamily of lice. They are mostly parasitic on birds, but including a large family (the Trichodectidae) parasitic on mammals. The genus '' Trichophilopterus'' is also found on mammals (lemurs), but probably belongs ...
. 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 some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...
of mammals. The following 19 genera are recognized:
* ''
Bovicola''
* ''
Cebidicola''
* ''
Damalinia''
* ''
Dasyonyx''
* ''
Eurytrichodectes''
* ''
Eutrichophilus''
* ''
Felicola''
* ''
Geomydoecus''
* ''
Lutridia''
* ''
Neotrichodectes''
* ''
Paratrichodectes''
* ''
Procavicola''
* ''
Procaviphilus''
* ''
Protelicola''
* ''
Stachiella''
* ''
Thomomydoecus''
* ''
Trichodectes''
* ''
Tricholipeurus''
* ''
Werneckodectes''
References
Lice
Insect families
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