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 " * "

Coliidae - Mousebirds

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Colilipeurus [Philopteridae]
Colimenopon [Menoponidae]

Colius Brisson, 1760

Colilipeurus radiatus (Neumann, 1912) *
Colimenopon hamatum (Neumann, 1912) *

Colius striatus Gmelin, 1789 - Speckled Mousebird

Colilipeurus radiatus (Neumann, 1912)
Colimenopon hamatum (Neumann, 1912)

Colius leucocephalus Reichenow, 1879 - White-headed Mousebird

Colilipeurus pallidior Clay, 1955

Colius castanotus Verreaux, J. and Verreaux, E., 1855 - Red-backed Mousebird
Colius colius (Linnaeus, 1766) - White-backed Mousebird

Colilipeurus obscurior Clay, 1955 *
Colimenopon urocolius (Bedford, 1930)

Urocolius Bonaparte, 1854

Urocolius macrourus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Blue-naped Mousebird

Colilipeurus pallidior Clay, 1955 *

Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) - Red-faced Mousebird

Colilipeurus colius (Bedford, 1920) *
Colimenopon urocolius (Bedford, 1930) *

Last revised: 9 September, 2003

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