Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

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

conventions:
Extinct, or probably so = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Cathartidae - New World Vultures

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Cuculiphilus [Menoponidae]
Falcolipeurus [Philopteridae]
Laemobothrion [Laembothriidae]

Cathartes Illiger, 1811

Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) - Turkey Vulture

Colpocephalum kelloggi Osborn, 1902 *
Cuculiphilus alternatus (Osborn, 1902) *
Falcolipeurus marginalis (Osborn, 1902) *
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861

Cathartes burrovianus Cassin, 1845 - Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Colpocephalum foetens (Eichler, 1954)
Colpocephalum kelloggi Osborn, 1902
Cuculiphilus alternatus (Osborn, 1902)
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861

Cathartes melambrotus Wetmore, 1964 - Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Colpocephalum kelloggi Osborn, 1902
Cuculiphilus alternatus (Osborn, 1902)
Falcolipeurus marginalis (Osborn, 1902)
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861

Coragyps Le Maout, 1853

Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) - Black Vulture

Colpocephalum foetens (Eichler, 1954) *
Colpocephalum kelloggi Osborn, 1902
Colpocephalum lyali Tendeiro, 1989 *
Cuculiphilus alternatus (Osborn, 1902)
Falcolipeurus marginalis (Osborn, 1902)
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861

Sarcorhamphus Duméril 1806

Sarcorhamphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758) - King Vulture

Colpocephalum megalops Giebel, 1874 *
Cuculiphilus cathartaepapae (Nitzsch, 1861) *
Falcolipeurus ternatus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861*

Gymnogyps Lesson, 1842

Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw, 1797) - California Condor

Colpocephalum californici Price and Beer, 1963 *
Cuculiphilus alternatus (Osborn, 1902)
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861

Vultur Linnaeus, 1758

Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758 - Andean Condor

Colpocephalum trichosum Harrison, 1916 *
Cuculiphilus zonatus (Piaget, 1885) *
Falcolipeurus assessor (Giebel, 1874) *
Laemobothrion glutinans Nitzsch, 1861

Last revised: 30 August, 2003

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