''Linognathus'' is a genus of
lice
Louse (: lice) is the common name for any member of the infraorder Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera was previously recognized as an order, until a 2021 genetic study determined th ...
belonging to the family
Linognathidae
Linognathidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are at least 3 genera and 70 described species in Linognathidae.
Genera
These three genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia, Africa and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Linognathus aepycerus
''Linognathus'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Linognathidae
Linognathidae is a family of lice in the order Psocodea. There are at least 3 genera and 70 described species in Linognathidae.
Genera
These three genera
Genus (; : ...
''
Bedford, 1936
* ''
Linognathus africanus
''Linognathus'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Linognathidae.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia, Africa and Northern America.
Species:
* ''Linognathus aepycerus
''Linognathus'' is a genus of lice belonging to the fam ...
''
Kellogg & Paine, 1911
References
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Troctomorpha