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 " * "

Apodidae - Swifts

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Dennyus [Menoponidae]
Eureum [Menoponidae]

Cypseloidinae

Cypseloides Streubel, 1848

Cypseloides cherriei Ridgway, 1893 - Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cryptus Zimmer, 1945 - White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides storeri Navarro et al., 1992 - White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus (Streubel, 1848) - Sooty Swift

Dennyus spininotus Carriker, 1954 *

Cypseloides rothschildi Zimmer, 1945 - Rothschild´s Swift
Cypseloides niger (Gmelin, 1789) - Black Swift

Dennyus spiniger Ewing, 1930 *
Eureum spenceri Emerson and Pratt, 1956 *

Cypseloides lemosi Eisenmann and Lehmann, 1963 - White-chested Swift
Cypseloides senex (Temminck, 1826) - Great Dusky Swift

Streptoprocne Oberholser, 1906

Streptoprocne phelpsi Collins, 1972 - Tepui Swift
Streptoprocne rutila (Vieillot, 1817) - Chestnut-collared Swift

Dennyus brunneitorques Carriker, 1954 *
Eureum yepezi Carriker, 1958 *

Streptoprocne zonaris (Shaw, 1796) - White-collared Swift

Dennyus rotundocapitis Carriker, 1954 *

Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater, P. L., 1865) - Biscutate Swift
Streptoprocne semicollaris (De Saussure, 1859) - White-naped Swift

Dennyus semicollaris Price and Beer, 1962 *

Apodinae

Hydrochous Brooke, 1970

Hydrochous gigas (Hartert and Butler, 1901) - Waterfall Swift

Dennyus medwayi Ledger, 1970 *

Collocalia Gray, G. R., 1840

Collocalia esculenta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Glossy Swiftlet

Dennyus distinctus Ferris, 1916
Dennyus elbeli Price and Clayton, 1997 *
Dennyus somadikartai Clayton, Price and Page, 1996
Dennyus theresae Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennyus timjonesi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Eureum salangane Eichler, 1942 *

Collocalia linchi Horsfield and Moore, 1854 - Cave Swiftlet

Dennyus distinctus Ferris, 1916 *
Dennyus elbeli Price and Clayton, 1997 *
Dennyus somadikartai Clayton, Price and Page, 1996
Eureum mumfordi Thompson, 1941 *

Collocalia troglodytes Gray, G. R., 1845 - Pygmy Swiftlet

Aerodramus Oberholser, 1906

Aerodramus elaphrus (Oberholser, 1906) - Seychelles Swiftlet

Dennyus fosteri Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *

Aerodramus francicus (Gmelin, 1789) - Mascarene Swiftlet

Dennyus forresteri Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennyus southwoodi Price and Clayton, 1997 *
Eureum mumfordi Thompson, 1941

Aerodramus unicolor (Jerdon, 1840) - Indian Swiftlet

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Aerodramus mearnsi (Oberholser, 1912) - Philippine Swiftlet
Aerodramus infuscatus (Salvadori, 1880) - Moluccan Swiftlet
Aerodramus hirundinaceus (Stresemann, 1914) - Mountain Swiftlet

Dennyus hahne Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *

Aerodramus spodiopygius (Peale, 1848) - White-rumped Swiftlet

Dennuys francicus Thompson, 1941 *
Dennuys kristinae Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennyus singhi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennuys southwoodi Price and Clayton, 1997
Dennuys tarburtoni Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennuys thompsoni Ledger, 1970 *
Dennuys wraggi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *

Aerodramus terraereginus (Ramsay, E. P., 1875) - Australian Swiftlet

Dennuys adamsae Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennyus boothi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *

Aerodramus brevirostris (Horsfield, 1840) - Himalayan Swiftlet

Dennyus emersoni Ledger, 1970 *
Dennyus collinsi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennyus southwoodi Price and Clayton, 1997

Aerodramus whiteheadi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) - Whitehead´s Swiftlet

Dennyus elliotti Ledger, 1970 *
Dennyus southwoodi Price and Clayton, 1997

Aerodramus nuditarsus (Salomonsen, 1963) - Bare-legged Swiftlet
Aerodramus orientalis (Mayr, 1935) - Mayr´s Swiftlet
Aerodramus salanganus (Streubel, 1848) - Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Dennyus carljonesi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996
Dennuys wellsi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *

Aerodramus vanikorensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) - Uniform Swiftlet

Dennyus wellsi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996

Aerodramus pelewensis (Mayr, 1935) - Palau Swiftlet
Aerodramus bartschi (Mearns, 1909) - Marianas Swiftlet

Eureum pacificum Carriker, 1949 *

Aerodramus inquietus (Kittlitz, 1858) - Caroline Islands Swiftlet
Aerodramus leucophaeus (Peale, 1848) - Polynesian Swiftlet
Aerodramus ocistus (Oberholser, 1906) - Marquesan Swiftlet

Dennyus ferrisi Ledger, 1970 *

Aerodramus maximus (Hume, 1878) - Black-nest Swiftlet

Dennyus carljonesi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996
Dennuys simberloffi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennuys southwoodi Price and Clayton, 1997
Dennuys thompsoni Ledger, 1970 *

Aerodramus fuciphagus (Thunberg, 1812) - Edible-nest Swiftlet

Dennyus carljonesi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996 *
Dennuys simberloffi Clayton, Price and Page, 1996
Dennuys southwoodi Price and Clayton, 1997
Dennuys thompsoni Ledger, 1970

Aerodramus papuensis (Rand, 1941) - Papuan or Three-toed Swiftlet

Schoutedenapus de Roo, 1968

Schoutedenapus myoptilus (Salvadori, 1888) - Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus schoutedeni (Prigogine, 1960) - Schouteden´s Swift

Mearnsia Ridgway, 1911

Mearnsia picina (Tweeddale, 1879) - Philippine Needletail
Mearnsia novaeguineae (Albertis and Salvadori, 1879) - Papuan Needletail

Zoonavena Mathews, 1918

Zoonavena grandidieri (Verreaux, J., 1867) - Malagasy Spinetail
Zoonavena thomensis (Hartert, 1900) - Sao Tome Spinetail
Zoonavena sylvatica (Tickell, 1846) - White-rumped Spinetail

Telacanthura Mathews, 1918

Telacanthura ussheri (Sharpe, 1870) - Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura melanopygia (Chapin, 1915) - Black Spinetail

Rhaphidura Oates, 1883

Rhaphidura leucopygialis (Blyth, 1849) - Silver-rumped Spinetail
Rhaphidura sabini (Gray,JE, 1829) - Sabine´s Spinetail

Neafrapus Matahews, 1918

Neafrapus cassini (Sclater,PL, 1863) - Cassin´s Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi (Schalow, 1882) - Bat-like Spinetail

Hirundapus Hodgson, 1937

Hirundapus caudacutus (Latham, 1802) - White-throated Needletail

Dennyus major (Uchida, 1926) *

Hirundapus cochinchinensis (Oustalet, 1878) - Silver-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus (Temminck, 1825) - Brown-backed Needletail

Dennyus giganteus Emerson and Price, 1968 *

Hirundapus celebensis (Sclater, P. L., 1865) - Purple Needletail

Chaetura Stephens, 1926

Chaetura martinica (Hermann, 1783) - Lesser Antillean Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus (Temmick, 1839) - Band-rumped Swift

Dennyus limbus Carriker, 1954 *
Dennyus meridionalis (Carriker, 1903) *

Chaetura fumosa Salvin, 1870 - Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura egregia Todd, 1916 - Pale-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris Sclater, P. L., 1862 - Grey-rumped Swift
Chaetura vauxi (Townsend, J. K., 1839) - Vaux´s Swift

Dennyus vauxi Emerson and Pratt, 1956 *
Dennyus richmondi Ewing, 1930 *

Chaetura meridionalis Hellmayr, 1907 - Sick´s Swift
Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758) - Chimney Swift

Dennyus dubius (Kellogg, 1896) *
Eureum ewingi Eichler, 1942 *

Chaetura chapmani Hellmayr, 1907 - Chapman´s Swift

Dennyus intonsus Carriker, 1954 *

Chaetura viridipennis Cheerie, 1916 - Amazonian Swift
Chaetura brachyura (Jardine, 1846) - Short-tailed Swift

Dennyus brevicapitis Carriker, 1954 *

Aeronautes Hartert, 1892

Aeronautes saxatalis (Woodhouse, 1853) - White-throated Swift

Dennyus bruneri (Carriker, 1903) *

Aeronautes montivagus (d´Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837) - White-tipped Swift
Aeronautes andecolus (d´Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837) - Andean Swift

Dennyus australis Ewing, 1930 *

Tachornis Gosse, 1847

Tachornis phoenicobia Gosse, 1847 - Antillean Palm-Swift

Dennyus gossei Thompson, 1948 *

Tachornis furcata (Sutton, 1928) - Pygmy Swift
Tachornis squamata (Cassin, 1853) - Fork-tailed Palm-Swift

Panyptila Cabanis, 1847

Panyptila sanctihieronymi Salvin, 1863 - Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Cypsiurus Lesson, 1843

Cypsiurus parvus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - African Palm-Swift

Dennyus cypsiurus Thompson, 1948 *

Cypsiurus balasiensis (Gray, J. E., 1829) - Asian Palm-Swift

Dennyus cypsiurus Thompson, 1948 *

Tachymarptis Roberts, 1922

Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758) - Alpine Swift

Dennyus vonarxi Büttiker, 1954 *

Tachymarptis aequatorialis (von Müller, J. W., 1851) - Mottled Swift

Dennyus aequatorialis Ledger, 1968 *

Apus Scopoli, 1777

Apus alexandri Hartert, 1901 - Alexander´s Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761) *
Eureum cimicoides Burmeister, 1838 *

Apus unicolor (Jardine, 1830) - Plain Swift
Apus niansae (Reichenow, 1887) - Nyanza Swift
Apus pallidus (Shelley, 1870) - Pallid Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apus barbatus (Sclater, P. L., 1865) - African Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apus berliozi Ripley, 1965 - Forbes-Watson´s Swift
Apus bradfieldi (Roberts, 1926) - Bradfield´s Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apus pacificus (Latham, 1802) - Fork-tailed Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Eureum hasegawai Nakagawa, 1959 *

Apus acuticauda (Jerdon, 1864) - Dark-rumped Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apus affinis (Gray, J. E., 1830) - Little Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Eureum cimicoides Burmeister, 1838

Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) - House Swift
Apus horus (Heuglin, 1869) - Horus Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)

Apus caffer (Lichtenstein, 1823) - White-rumped Swift

Dennyus hirundinis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Eureum pygostyli Mokhele, 1951 *

Apus batesi (Sharpe, 1904) - Bates´s Swift

Last revised: 9 September, 2003

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