Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Aegothelidae - Owlet-nightjars
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Podargoecus [Philopteridae]
Euaegotheles Mathews, 1918
- Euaegotheles insignis Salvadori, 1876 - Feline Owlet-Nightjar
- Euaegotheles tatei (Rand, 1941) - Starry Owlet-Nightjar
- Euaegotheles crinifrons (Bonaparte, 1850) - Long-whiskered Owlet-Nightjar
Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield, 1827
- Aegotheles wallacii Gray, G. R., 1859 - Wallace's Owlet-Nightjar
- Aegotheles archboldi Rand, 1941 - Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar
- Aegotheles albertisi Sclater, P. L., 1874 - Mountain Owlet-Nightjar
- Aegotheles savesi Layard, E.L. and Layard, E. L. C., 1881 - New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar
- Aegotheles bennettii Salvadori and Albertis, 1875 - Barred Owlet-Nightjar
- Aegotheles cristatus (Shaw, 1790) - Australian Owlet-Nightjar
Podargoecus tasmaniensis Price, 1976 *
Last revised:
9 September, 2003
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