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 " * "

Gruidae - Cranes

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Esthiopterum [Philopteridae]
Gruimenopon [Menoponidae]
Heleonomus [Menoponidae]
Saemundssonia [Philopteridae]

Balearicinae

Balearica Brisson, 1760

Balearica regulorum (Bennett, E. T., 1834) - Grey Crowned-Crane

Heleonomus cornutus (Rudow, 1866)

Balearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black Crowned-Crane

Esthiopterum maximum (Rudow, 1869) *
Heleonomus semiluctus (Gervais, 1844) *
Heleonomus cornutus (Rudow, 1866) *

Gruinae

Anthropoides Vieillot, 1816

Anthropoides virgo (Linnaeus, 1785) - Demoiselle Crane

Esthiopterum elbeli Tandan, 1973 *
Heleonomus elbeli Price, 1970 *
Heleonomus furgalai Price, 1970
Saemundssonia intiger (Nitzsch, 1866)

Anthropoides paradisea (Lichtenstein, 1793) - Blue Crane

Esthiopterum paradiseum Tandan, 1973 *
Heleonomus furgalai Price, 1970 *

Bugeranus Gloger, 1842

Bugeranus carunculatus (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) - Wattled Crane

Esthiopterum africanum Tandan, 1973 *
Heleonomus harrisoni (Bedford, 1919)

Grus Pallas, 1766

Grus leucogeranus Pallas, 1773 - Siberian Crane

Heleonomus assimilis (Piaget, 1880)
Saemundssonia furca (Giebel, 1874) *

Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sandhill Crane

Esthiopterum brevicephalum (McGregor, 1917) *
Gruimenopon canadense Edwards, 1949 *
Heleonomus assimilis (Piaget, 1880)
Saemundssonia sagulata Timmermann, 1971 *

Grus antigone (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sarus Crane

Esthiopterum indicum Tandan, 1973 *
Heleonomus laveryi Price, 1970 *
Heleonomus macilentus (Nitzsch, 1866)

Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810) - Brolga

Esthiopterum giganteum (Le Souëf and Bullen, 1902) *
Heleonomus laveryi Price, 1970
Saemundssonia intiger (Nitzsch, 1866)

Grus vipio Pallas, 1811 - White-naped Crane

Heleonomus abdominalis (Piaget, 1880) *
Heleonomus macilentus (Nitzsch, 1866)

Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Crane

Esthiopterum gruis (Linnaeus, 1758) *
Gruimenopon longum (Giebel, 1874) *
Heleonomus macilentus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Saemundssonia intiger (Nitzsch, 1866) *

Grus monacha Temminck, 1835 - Hooded Crane

Heleonomus sami Price, 1970 *
Saemundssonia intiger (Nitzsch, 1866)

Grus americana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Whooping Crane

Heleonomus assimilis (Piaget, 1880) *
Saemundssonia sagulata Timmermann, 1971

Grus nigricollis Przevalski, 1876 - Black-necked Crane

Heleonomus macilentus (Nitzsch, 1866)

Grus japonensis (Müler, Statius, 1776) - Red-crowned Crane

Last revised: 31 August, 2003

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