Gyropidae
Also known as: Guinea Pig Lice, sydlöss, ナガケモノハジラミ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Psocodea |
| Family | Gyropidae |
| Published in | Kellogg, V.L. (1896) New Mallophaga, I, with special reference to a collection made from maritime birds of the Bay of Monterey, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 6, 31–168. |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 51 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 65 |
| GBIF key | 2785 |
Genera in Gyropidae
- Gyropus — 24 species: Gyropus cercomydis, Gyropus cruzi, Gyropus diplomys, Gyropus distinctus, Gyropus elongatus, Gyropus emersoni, Gyropus freitasi, Gyropus lenti
- Phtheiropoios — 13 species: Phtheiropoios centralis, Phtheiropoios ewingi, Phtheiropoios forficulatus, Phtheiropoios gracilipes, Phtheiropoios lagotis, Phtheiropoios latipollicaris, Phtheiropoios mendocinus, Phtheiropoios nematophallus
- Macrogyropus — 5 species: Macrogyropus amplexans, Macrogyropus costalimai, Macrogyropus dicotylis, Macrogyropus heteronychus, Macrogyropus longisetis
- Abrocomophaga — 3 species: Abrocomophaga chilensis, Abrocomophaga emmonsae, Abrocomophaga hellenthali
- Aotiella — 2 species: Aotiella aotophilus, Aotiella hershkovitzi
- Monothoracius — 2 species: Monothoracius almeidae, Monothoracius penidoi
- Pitrufquenia — 1 species: Pitrufquenia coypus
- Protogyropus — 1 species: Protogyropus normalis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.