''Polyplax'' 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
Polyplacidae
Polyplacidae is a family (biology), family of lice in the suborder sucking louse, 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 spec ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Polyplax abyssinica''
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Polyplax acomydis''
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Polyplax alaskensis''
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Polyplax antennata''
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Polyplax arvicanthis''
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Polyplax asiatica''
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Polyplax auricularis''
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Polyplax biseriata''
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Polyplax blanfordi''
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Polyplax borealis''
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Polyplax brachyrrhyncha''
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Polyplax brachyuromyis''
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Polyplax bullimae''
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Polyplax bureschi''
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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''
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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''
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Polyplax gracilis''
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Polyplax grammomydis''
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Polyplax grammomys''
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Polyplax guatemalensis''
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Polyplax hannswrangeli''
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Polyplax hoogstraali
''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 hopkinsi''
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Polyplax humae''
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Polyplax hurrianicus''
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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 arvi ...
''
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Polyplax insulsa''
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Polyplax jonesi''
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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 arvicanth ...
''
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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''
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Polyplax oxyrrhyncha''
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Polyplax paradoxa''
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Polyplax parataterae''
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Polyplax phloemydis''
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Polyplax phloeomydis''
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Polyplax phthisica''
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Polyplax plesia''
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Polyplax praecisa''
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Polyplax praomydis''
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Polyplax pricei''
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Polyplax qiuae''
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Polyplax reclinata''
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Polyplax rhizomydis''
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Polyplax roseinnesi''
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Polyplax serrata''
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Polyplax sindensis
''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 smallwoodae''
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Polyplax solivaga''
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Polyplax spinigera''
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Polyplax spinulosa''
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Polyplax steatomydis''
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Polyplax stephensi''
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Polyplax subtaterae''
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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 arvi ...
''
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Polyplax thamnomydis''
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Polyplax vacillata''
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Polyplax vicina''
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Polyplax visenda''
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Polyplax wallacei''
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Polyplax waterstoni''
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Polyplax werneri
''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 ...
''
References
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Polyplacidae