Ratemiidae
| Ratemiidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Parvorder: | Anoplura |
| Family: | Kim & Ludwig, 1978 |
Ratemiidae is a family of lice within Anoplura (sucking lice)[1] that is a parasite of Perissodactyla (horses and other odd toed ungulates).[2] Ratemiidae is capable of transferring diseases such as typhus to their hosts. These lice are found primarily in China.[3]
Ecology and evolution
Ratemiidae are a family of lice (Psocodea) within the super-family Anoplura, which entails the sucking lice.[4] These lice have one genus (Ratemia) that consist of two species both of which are obligate parasites of horses.[2]
Distribution
Ratemiidae is endemic to the Xinjiang province of China.[3]
Diseases transmission
Ratemiidae are capable of transferring the bacteria that causes typhus to their host.[1] This is done when a louse pierces the skin of its host and begins to suction out blood, in the process the louse's saliva is injected, along with the bacteria, into the host.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kim, Ke Chung (2006), "Blood-sucking lice (Anoplura) of small mammals: True parasites", Micromammals and Macroparasites, Tokyo: Springer Japan, pp. 141–160, doi:10.1007/978-4-431-36025-4_9, ISBN 978-4-431-36024-7, retrieved 2025-03-20
- ^ a b Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France); naturelle (France), Muséum national d'histoire (1982). Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. Vol. t.123:no.1 (1982). Paris: Éd. du Muséum.
- ^ a b Durden, Lance (1994). "The sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographical distributions" (PDF).
- ^ Kim, Ke Chung; Ludwig, Herbert W. (1978). "The family classification of the Anoplura". Systematic Entomology. 3 (3): 249–284. Bibcode:1978SysEn...3..249K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1978.tb00120.x. ISSN 1365-3113.