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 " * "
Anhingidae - Darters, Anhingas, Snakebirds
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 1910. [Philopteridae]
Anhinga Brisson,1760
- Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus, 1766) - Anhinga
Pectinopygus anhingae (Peters, 1935) *
- Anhinga rufa (Daudin, 1802) - considered a synonym of melanogaster
Pectinopygus acutofasciatus (Piaget, 1880)
- Anhinga melanogaster Pennant, 1769 - Darter
Pectinopygus acutofasciatus (Piaget, 1880) *
- Anhinga novaehollandiae (Gould, 1847) - considered a synonym of melanogaster
Pectinopygus aquaticus Clay, 1973 *
Last revised:
30 August, 2003
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