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 " * "
Dromaiidae - Emus
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Dromaius Vieillot, 1816
- Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) - Emu
Dahlemohrnia asymmetrica (Burmeister, 1838) *
- Dromaius ater Vieillot, 1817 - King Island Emu †
- Dromaius baudinianus S. Parker, 1984 - Kangaroo Island Emu †
Last revised:
14 August, 2003
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