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 " * "

Musophagidae - Turacos

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Corythaeolinae

Corythaeola Heine, 1860

Musophaginae

Tauraco Kluk, 1779

Ruwenzorornis Neumann, 1903

Musophaga Isert, 1789

Criniferinae

Corythaixoides Smith, A., 1833

Crinifer Jarocki, 1821.



Last revised:    8 September, 2003

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