Trichodectes

Trichodectes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Trichodectidae
Genus: Trichodectes
Nitzsch, 1818

Trichodectes is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.

The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.