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 " * "
Hemiprocnidae - Treeswifts
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
No chewing lice recorded!
Hemiprocne Nitzsch, 1829
- Hemiprocne coronata (Tickell, 1833) - Crested Treeswift
- Hemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802) - Grey-rumped Treeswift
- Hemiprocne comata (Temminck, 1824) - Whiskered Treeswift
- Hemiprocne mystacea (Lesson, 1827) - Moustached Treeswift
Last revised:
9 September, 2003
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