Philopteridae

Philopteridae

Undetermined Strigiphilus species from a Ural owl (Strix uralensis), side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phthiraptera
Suborder:	Ischnocera
Family:	Philopteridae (disputed) Burmeister, 1838
Genera
Numerous, see text

The Philopteridae are a family of Ischnocera, chewing lice mostly parasitic on birds.

The taxonomy and systematics of the group are in need of revision; the Philopteridae are almost certainly paraphyletic.

Selected genera

Some notable species are also listed.

Extant Psocodea families

Atropetae	Lepidopsocidae Psoquillidae Trogiidae

Psocathropetae	Psyllipsocidae Prionoglarididae

Amphientometae

Nanopsocetae

Ischnocera	Heptapsogasteridae Goniodidae Philopteridae (paraphyletic) Trichodectidae

Rhyncophthirina	Haematomyzidae

Anoplura (sucking lice)	Echinophthiriidae (seal lice) Enderleinellidae Haematopinidae (ungulate lice) Hamophthiriidae Hoplopleuridae (armoured lice) Hybothiridae Linognathidae (pale lice) Microthoraciidae Neolinognathidae Pecaroecidae Pedicinidae Pediculidae (body lice, head lice) Pthiridae (crab lice or pubic lice) Polyplacidae (spiny rat lice) Ratemiidae

clade

clade

Liposcelididae

Amblycera (lice)	Boopidae Gyropidae Laemobothriidae Menoponidae (chicken body lice) Ricinidae Trimenoponidae

Archipsocetae	Archipsocidae

Homilopsocidea (paraphyletic)	Bryopsocidae Elipsocidae Trichopsocidae Philotarsidae Calopsocidae Pseudocaeciliidae Mesopsocidae Ectopsocidae Peripsocidae Lachesillidae

Epipsocetae	Cladiopsocidae Dolabellopsocidae Epipsocidae Neurostigmatidae Ptiloneuridae

Psocetae	Hemipsocidae Psilopsocidae Myopsocidae Psocidae

Caeciliusetae	Asiopsocidae Dasydemellidae Stenopsocidae Amphipsocidae Caeciliusidae

Order Psocodea is comprised from paraphyletic order Psocoptera (book lice or bark lice) and polyphyletic order Phthiraptera (lice).

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