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 " * "
Megapodiidae
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Amyrsidea Ewing, 1927. TYPE: Menopon ventrale Nitzsch [Menoponidae]
Colpocephalum Colpocephalum Nitzsch, 1818. TYPE: Colpocephalum zebra Burmeister [Menoponidae]
Goniodes Nitzsch, 1818. TYPE Pediculus pavonis Linnaeus [Philopteridae]
Kelerimenopon Conci, 1942. TYPE: Kelerimenopon sanfilippoi Conci [Menoponidae]
Lipeurus Nitzsch, 1811. TYPE: Pediculus caponis Linnaeus [Philopteridae]
Megapodiella Emerson and Price, 1972. TYPE: Megapodiella nakatae Emerson and Price [Philopteridae]
Oxylipeurus Mjöberg, 1910. TYPE: Lipeurus inaequalis Piaget [Philopteridae]
Alectura Latham, 1824
- Alectura lathami Gray, J. E., 1831 - Brush Turkey
Colpocephalum alecturae Price and Beer, 1964
Colpocephalum lathami Price and Beer, 1964
Goniodes fissus (Rudow, 1869) *
Goniodes macrocephalus (Taschenberg, 1882) *
Lipeurus crassus Rudow, 1869 *
Oxylipeurus ischnocephalus (Taschenberg, 1882) *
Aepypodius Oustalet, 1880
- Aepypodius arfakianus (Salvadori, 1877) - Wattled Brush Turkey
Colpocephalum arfakiani Price and Beer, 1964 *
Colpocephalum wilhelmi Price and Beer, 1964 *
Goniodes arfakianus (Tendeiro, 1983) *
Goniodes fissus (Rudow, 1869)
Kelerimenopon aepypodi Price and Emerson, 1966 *
Kelerimenopon clayae Price and Emerson, 1966 *
Lipeurus tsade Piaget, 1890
Megapodiella nakatae Emerson and Price, 1972 *
Oxylipeurus aepypodius Clay, 1939 *
- Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet, 1880) - Bruijn's Brush Turkey
Goniodes aepypodius (Tendeiro, 1983) *
Goniodes fissus (Rudow, 1869)
Talegalla Lesson, 1828
- Talegalla cuvieri Lesson, 1828 - Red-billed Brush Turkey
Colpocephalum papuensis (Mey, 1999) *
Colpocephalum talegallae Price and Beer, 1964 *
Goniodes crassipes (Piaget, 1888) *
Kelerimenopon ciliatum (Piaget, 1890) *
- Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori, 1877 - Black-billed Brush Turkey
Colpocephalum talegallae Price and Beer, 1964 *
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1888)
Goniodes talegallae (Tendeiro, 1983) *
Kelerimenopon clayae Price and Emerson, 1966
Kelerimenopon fuscirostris Price and Emerson, 1966 *
Lipeurus jonesi (Mey, 1999) *
Lipeurus meyeri Taschbenberg, 1882 *
Megapodiella talegallae Mey, 1999 *
- Talegalla jobiensis Meyer, A. B., 1874 - Brown-collared Brush Turkey
Colpocephalum majesticum Harrison, 1916
Colpocephalum talegallae Price and Beer, 1964
Goniodes curtiprothorax (Mey, 1982) *
Kelerimenopon crassispinum Mey, 1982 *
Kelerimenopon eichleri Mey, 1982 *
Lipeurus nodosus (Mey, 1982) *
Oxylipeurus tenuis (Mey, 1982) *
Leipoa Gould, 1840
- Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840 - Malleefowl
Colpocephalum freycineti Price and Beer, 1964
Goniodes australis Emerson and Price, 1986 *
Goniodes leipoae Emerson and Price, 1984 *
Lipeurus parkeri Emerson and Price, 1986 *
Megapodiella parkeri Emerson and Price, 1984 *
Macrocephalon Müller, S., 1846
- Macrocephalon maleo Müller, S., 1846 Maleo
Colpocephalum maleonis Price and Beer, 1964 *
Colpocephalum wilhelmi Price and Beer, 1964
Goniocotes pallidiflavus Piaget, 1890 *
Lipeurus tsade Piaget, 1890 *
Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant, 1893
- Eulipoa wallacei (Gray, G. R., 1861) - Moluccan Megapode
Goniodes ocrea Piaget, 1880 *
Kelerimenopon indoneisiensis Mey, 1999 *
Lipeurus moluccensis (Mey, 1999) *
Oxylipeurus heiji Mey, 1999
Megapodius Gaimard, 1823
- Megapodius pritchardii Gray, G. R., 1864 - Polynesia Megapode
Kelerimenopon tongaensis Mey and Curio, 1993 *
Lipeurus alexandermuelleri (Mey and Curio, 1993) *
- Megapodius laperouse Gaimard, 1823 - Micronesian Megapode
Goniodes biordinatus Clay, 1940
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1880)
Lipeurus dekkeri (Mey, 1999) *
Lipeurus palauensis (Mey, 1999) *
Oxylipeurus longiantennatus (Mey, 1990) *
- Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth, 1846 - Nicobar Megapode
Goniodes confusio Clay, 1940 *
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1880)
Oxylipeurus appendiculatus (Piaget, 1880)
- Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853 - Philippine Megapode
Amyrsidea nicobariensis Scharf and Price 1983 *
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1880)
Goniodes minor (Piaget, 1880)
Kelerimenopon minus (Piaget, 1880)
Lipeurus sinuatus Taschenberg, 1882
Lipeurus talauatensis (Mey, 1999) *
Oxylipeurus appendiculatus (Piaget, 1880)
Oxylipeurus inaequalis (Piaget, 1880)
- Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel, 1866 - Sula Megapode
Goniodes minor (Piaget, 1880)
Oxylipeurus appendiculatus (Piaget, 1880)
- Megapodius tenimberensis Sclater, P. L., 1883 - Tanimbar Megapode
- Megapodius freycinet Gaimard, 1823 - Dusky Megapode
Colpocephalum frecineti Price and Beer, 1964 *
Goniodes biordinatus Clay, 1940
Goniodes discogaster (Taschenberg, 1882) *
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1880)
Kelerimenopon minus (Piaget, 1880)
Lipeurus latifasciatus Piaget, 1890 *
Lipeurus sinuatus Taschenberg, 1882
Oxylipeurus appendiculatus (Piaget, 1880)
- Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer, A. B., 1874 Biak Megapode
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1880)
- Megapodius forstenii Gray, G. R., 1847 - Foster's Megapode
Amyrsidea lativulvata (Piaget, 1880) *
Goniodes minimus (Tendeiro, 1980) *
- Megapodius eremita Hartlaub, 1868 - Melanesian Megapode
Goniodes biordinatus Clay 1940
Goniodes major (Piaget, 1880)
Kelerimenopon minus (Piaget, 1880)
Lipeurus latifasciatus Piaget, 1890
- Megapodius layardi Tristram, 1879 - Vanuatu Megapode
Lipeurus namalaius (Mey, 1999) *
- Megapodius decollatus Oustalet, 1878 - New Guinea Megapode
- Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823 - Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Colpocephalum majesticum Harrison, 1916 *
Goniodes biordinatus Clay, 1940 *
Goniodes minor (Piaget, 1880) *
Lipeurus sinuatus Taschenberg, 1882 *
Oxylipeurus inaequalis (Piaget, 1880) *
Last revision: 20 August, 2003
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