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 " * "
Meropidae - Bee-eaters
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Brueelia [Philopteridae]
Meromenopon [Menoponidae]
Meropoecus [Philopteridae]
Nyctyornis Jardine and Selby, 1830
- Nyctyornis amictus (Temminck, 1824) - Red-bearded Bee-eater
Brueelia athertona Williams, 1981
- Nyctyornis athertoni (Jardine and Selby, 1830) - Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Brueelia athertona Wiliams, 1981 *
Meromenopon marshalli Price and Emerson, 1977
Meropogon Bonaparte, 1850
- Meropogon forsteni Bonaparte, 1850 - Purple-bearded Bee-eater
Merops Linnaeus, 1758
- Merops breweri Cassin, 1859 - Black-headed Bee-eater
- Merops muelleri (Cassin, 1857) - Blue-headed Bee-eater
- Merops gularis Shaw, 1798 - Black Bee-eater
- Merops hirundineus Lichtenstein, A. A. H., 1793 - Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
- Merops pusillus Statius Müller, 1776 - Little Bee-eater
Brueelia bullockoda Williams, 1981
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885) *
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
Meropoecus debeauxi Conci, 1941 *
- Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817 - Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
- Merops oreobates (Sharpe, 1892) - Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- Merops bulocki Vieillot, 1817 - Red-throated Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
Meropoecus emersoni Tendeiro, 1961 *
- Merops bullockoides Smith, A., 1834 - White-fronted Bee-eater
Brueelia bullockoda Williams, 1981 *
Meropoecus mossambicensis Tendeiro, 1989 *
- Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882 - Somali Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
- Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 - White-throated Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
- Merops boehmi Reichenow, 1882 - Boehm's Bee-eater
- Merops orientalis Latham, 1802 - Little Green Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
Meropoecus caprae Conci, 1941 *
- Merops persicus Pallas, 1773 - Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 - Madagascar Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
Meropoecus meropis (Denny, 1842)
- Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1766 - Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Merops ornatus Latham, 1802 - Rainbow Bee-eater
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
- Merops viridis Linnaeus, 1758 - Blue-throated Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
- Merops leschenaulti Vieillot, 1817 - Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon marshalli Price and Emerson, 1977 *
Meropoecus smithi Emerson and Elbel, 1956 *
- Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 - European Bee-eater
Brueelia apiastri (Denny, 1842) *
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941 *
Meropoecus meropis (Denny, 1842) *
- Merops malimbicus Shaw, 1806 - Rosy Bee-eater
- Merops nubicus Gmelin, 1788 - Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Brueelia erythropteri (Piaget, 1885)
Meromenopon meropis Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941
Meropoecus eichleri Tendeiro, 1989 *
Last revised:
10 September, 2003
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