Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Extinct, or so presumed. = †
Type species of host genus in bold
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Alcidae
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Austromenopon [Menoponidae]
Craspedonirmus [Philopteridae]
Quadraceps [Philopteridae]
Saemundssonia [Philopteridae]
Alle Link, 1806
- Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758) - Little Auk/ Dovekie
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps athereus (Giebel, 1874)
Saemundssonia merguli (Denny, 1842) *
Uria Brisson, 1760
- Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758) - Thick-billed Murre/ Brunnich´s Guillemot
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps obliquus (Mjöberg, 1910)
Saemundssonia calva (Kellogg, 1896)
- Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763) - Guillemot/ Common Murre
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps obliquus (Mjöberg, 1910) *
Saemundssonia calva (Kellogg, 1896) *
Alca Linnaeus, 1758
- Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758 - Razorbill
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842) *
Quadraceps alcae (Denny, 1842) *
Saemundssonia celidoxa (Burmeister, 1838) *
Pinguinus Bonnaterre, 1791
- Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Great Auk †
Cepphus Pallas, 1769
- Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black Guillemot
Quadraceps alcae (Denny, 1842)
Saemundssonia grylle (Fabricius, O., 1780) *
- Cepphus columba Pallas, 1811 - Pigeon Guillemot
Quadraceps pacificus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *
Saemundssonia procax (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *
- Cepphus carbo Pallas, 1811 - Spectacled Guillemot
Brachyramphus Brandt, 1837
- Brachyramphus perdix (Pallas, 1811) - Long-billed Murrelet
- Brachyramphus marmoratus (Gmelin, 1789) - Marbled Murrelet
Craspedonirmus atricolor (Kellogg, 1896) *
- Brachyramphus brevirostris (Vigors, 1829) - Kittlitz´s Murrelet
Craspedonirmus atricolor (Kellogg, 1896)
Synthliboramphus Brandt, 1837
- Synthliboramphus hypoleucus (Xantus de Vesey, 1860) - Xántus´s Murrelet
- Synthliboramphus craveri (Salvadori, 1865) - Craveri´s Murrelet
- Synthliboramphus antiquus (Gmelin, 1789) - Ancient Murrelet
Quadraceps antiguus (Timmermann, 1974) *
Saemundssonia montereyi (Kellogg, 1896) *
- Synthliboramphus wumizusume (Temminck, 1835) - Japanese Murrelet
Ptychoramphus Brandt, 1837
- Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Pallas, 1811) - Cassin´s Auklet
Quadraceps maritimus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *
Saemundssonia insolita (Kellogg, 1896) *
Aethia Merrem, 1788
- Aethia psittacula (Pallas, 1769) - Parakeet Auklet
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps maritimus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899)
- Aethia pusilla (Pallas, 1811) - Least Auklet
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps athereus (Giebel, 1874) *
- Aethia pygmaea (Gmelin, 1789) - Whiskered Auklet
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps athereus (Giebel, 1874)
- Aethia cristatella (Pallas, 1769) - Crested Auklet
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps athereus (Giebel, 1874)
Saemundssonia wumisuzume (Uchida, 1949) *
Cerorhinca Bonaparte, 1828
- Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811) - Rhinoceros Auklet
Quadraceps ambestrix (Timmermann, 1974) *
Saemundssonia acutipecta (Kellogg, 1896) *
Fratercula Brisson, 1760
- Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) - Atlantic Puffin
Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps helgovauki (Timmermann, 1974) *
Saemundssonia fraterculae (Overgaard, 1942) *
- Fratercula corniculata (Naumann, J. F., 1821) - Horned Puffin
Quadraceps helgovauki (Timmermann, 1974)
- Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769) - Tufted Puffin
Last revised: 1 September, 2003
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