Felicola (Paradoxuroecus) bengalensis (Werneck, 1948)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Felicola (Paradoxuroecus) bengalensis (Werneck, 1948)
- Name authority
- (Werneck, 1948)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Trichodectidae
- Genus
- Felicola
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPsocodea Hennig, 1966
- suborderTroctomorpha Roesler, 1940
- infraorderPhthiraptera Haeckel, 1896
- superfamilyTrichodectoidea Kéler, 1938
- familyTrichodectidae Kellogg, 1896
- subfamilyFelicolinae Kéler, 1938
- genusFelicola Ewing, 1929
- subgenusFelicola (Paradoxuroecus) Conci, 1942
- speciesFelicola (Paradoxuroecus) bengalensis (Werneck, 1948)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Felicola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Felicola (Felicola) congoensis (Emerson & Price, 1967) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Felicola) helogale Bedford, 1932 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Lyalicola) americanus Emerson & Price, 1983 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Lyalicola) braziliensis Emerson & Price, 1983 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Lyalicola) felis (Werneck, 1934) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Lyalicola) neofelis Emerson & Price, 1983 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Lyalicola) oncae Timm & Price, 1994 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Lyalicola) similis Emerson & Price, 1983 | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Paradoxuroecus) acuticeps (Neumann, 1902) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Paradoxuroecus) mungos (Stobbe, 1913) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Paradoxuroecus) paralaticeps (Werneck, 1948) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Felicola (Paradoxuroecus) sumatrensis (Werneck, 1948) | TrichodectidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Neofelicola bengalensis Werneck, 1948 Werneck, 1948 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Werneck, F.L. (1948) Os Malofagos de Mamiferos. Parte I: Amblycera e Ischnocera (Philopteridae e parte de Trichodectidae). In Rev. Brasil. Biol., Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. Vol. 8, 243 p. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DXPB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.