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 " * "

Bucorvidae - Ground Hornbills

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Bucerophagus [Menoponidae]
Bucorvellus [Philopteridae]

Bucorvus Lesson, 1830

Bucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) - Northern Ground Hornbill

Bucerophagus africanus Bedford, 1929
Bucerophagus productus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Bucorvellus docophorus (Giebel, 1874) *

Bucorvus leadbeateri (Vigors, 1825) - Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucerophagus africanus Bedford, 1929 *
Bucerophagus productus (Burmeister, 1838)
Bucorvellus docophorus (Giebel, 1874)

Last revised: 10 September, 2003

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