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 " * "
Mesitornithidae - Mesites
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Mesitornis Bonaparte, 1855
- Mesitornis variegatus (Saint-Hilaire, I. G., 1838) - White-breasted Mesite
Nakicola mesitinus Mey, 1993 *
- Mesitornis unicolor (Des Murs, 1845) - Brown Mesite
Nakicola madagascarinus Mey, 1993 *
Monias Oustalet and Grandidier, 1903
- Monias benschi Oustalet and Grandidier, 1903 - Subdesert Mesite
Last revised:
30 August, 2003
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