Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
- Extinct = †
- Type species of host genus in bold
- Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Dromadidae
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Actornithophilus
Quadraceps
Dromas Paykull, 1805
- Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805 - Crab Plover
Actornithophilus ardeolae Timmermann, 1954 *
Quadraceps brunneus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Last revised:
20 August, 2003
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