Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Casuariidae
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Therodoxus Clay, 1971. TYPE: Therodoxus oweni [Boopidae]
Casuarius Brisson, 1760
- Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Casuarius bennetti Gould, 1858
- Casuarius papuanus Schlegel, 1871
- Casuarius unappendiculatus Blyth, 1860
Last revised:
14 August, 2003
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