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 " * "
Coraciidae - Rollers
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Capraiella [Philopteridae]
Meromenopon [Menoponidae]
Coracias Linnaeus, 1758
- Coracias noevia Daudin, 1800 - Rufous-crowned Roller
- Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Indian Roller
Capraiella masumae Ansari, 1955 *
Capraiella sabzak Ansari, 1955 *
Meromenopon incisum (Giebel, 1866)
- Coracias temminckii (Vieillot, 1819) - Purple-winged Roller
Capraiella piageti Eichler, 1943 *
- Coracias spatulata Trimen, 1880 - Racket-tailed Roller
- Coracias caudata Linnaeus, 1766 - Lilac-breasted Roller
Meromenopon incisum (Giebel, 1866)
- Coracias abyssinica Hermann, 1783 - Abyssinian Roller
- Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 - European Roller
Capraiella subcuspidata (Burmeister, 1838) *
Capraiella sabzak Ansari, 1955 *
Meromenopon incisum (Giebel, 1866)
- Coracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816 - Blue-bellied Roller
Eurystomus Vieillot, 1816
- Eurystomus gularis Vieillot, 1819 - Blue-throated Roller
- Eurystomus glaucurus (Muller,PLS, 1776) - Broad-billed Roller
Meromenopon brevicolle (Piaget, 1885)
- Eurystomus orientalis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Dollarbird or Eastern Broad-billed Roller
Meromenopon brevicolle (Piaget, 1885)
- Eurystomus azureus Gray,GR, 1860 - Purple Roller
Last revised:
9 September, 2003
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