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 " * "
Haematopodidae - Oystercatchers
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Actornithophilus [Menoponidae]
Austromenopon [Menoponidae]
Lunaceps [Philopteridae]
Quadraceps [Philopteridae]
Saemundssonia [Philopteridae]
Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758
- Haematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826 - Magellanic Oystercatcher
Quadraceps adustus Clay, 1981 *
Saemundssonia bakeri Clay, 1981 *
- Haematopus ater Vieillot and Oudart, 1825 - Blackish Oystercatcher
Actornithophilus grandiceps (Piaget, 1880)
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Quadraceps ridgway (Kellogg, 1906)
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Haematopus bachmani Audubon, 1838 - Black Oystercatcher
Actornithophilus grandiceps (Piaget, 1880)
Austromenopon haematopi Timmermann, 1954
Lunaceps haematopi Timmermann, 1954
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 - American Oystercatcher
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Quadraceps ridgway (Kellogg, 1906) *
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Haematopus meadewaldoi Bannerman, 1913 - Canary Islands Oystercatcher
- Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856 - African Oystercatcher
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian Oystercatcher
Actornithophilus grandiceps (Piaget, 1880) *
Austromenopon haematopi Timmermann, 1954 *
Lunaceps haematopi Timmermann, 1954 *
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829) *
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758) *
- Haematopus finschi Martens, G. H., 1897 - South Island Oystercatcher
- Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817 - Pied Oystercatcher
Actornithophilus grandiceps (Piaget, 1880)
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Quadraceps ridgway (Kellogg, 1906)
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Haematopus unicolor Forster, J. R., 1844 - Variable Oystercatcher
Actornithophilus grandiceps (Piaget, 1880)
Austromenopon haematopi Timmermann, 1954
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Quadraceps ridgway (Kellogg, 1906)
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845 - Sooty Oystercatcher
Actornithophilus grandiceps (Piaget, 1880)
Quadraceps auratus (De Haan, 1829)
Quadraceps ridgway (Kellogg, 1906)
Saemundssonia haematopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Last revised:
31 August, 2003
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