Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.

conventions:

Extinct = †
Type species of host genus in bold
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Anhimidae - Screamers

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Bothriometopus [Philopteridae]
Dictesia [Menoponidae]

Anhima Brisson, 1760

Anhima cornuta (Linnaeus, 1766) - Horned Screamer

Bothriometopus macrocnemis (Burmeister, 1838) *
Dictesia abdominalis Carriker and Diaz-Ungria, 1961 *
Dictesia keleri Price, 1968
Dictesia palamedeae Eichler, 1954 *

Chauna Illiger, 1811

Chauna chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766) - Northern Screamer

Bothriometopus macrocnemis (Burmeister, 1838)
Bothriometopus similllimus (Giebel, 1874) *
Dictesia gracilis Carriker, 1949 *
Dictesia tristis (Giebel, 1874)

Chauna torquata (Oken, 1816) - Southern Screamer

Bothriometopus macrocnemis (Burmeister, 1838) *
Dictesia abdominalis Carriker and Diaz-Ungria, 1961 *
Dictesia keleri Price, 1968 *
Dictesia tristis (Giebel, 1874)

Last revised: 25 August, 2003

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