Birds and their 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 " * "

Odontophoridae

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Dendrortyx Gould, 1844

Oreortyx (Baird, S. F., 1858)

Callipepla Wagler, 1832

Philortyx Gould, 1846

Colinus Goldfuss, 1820

Odontophorus Vieillot, 1816

Dactylortyx Ogilvie-Grant, 1893

Cyrtonyx Gould, 1844

Rhynchortyx Ogilvie-Grant, 1893



14 August, 2003
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