Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.

conventions:
Extinct, or probably so = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Otidae - Bustards

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Otidoecus [Philopteridae]

Otis Linnaeus, 1758

Otis tarda Linnaeus, 1758 - Great Bustard

Otidoecus turmalis (Denny, 1842) *

Ardeotis Le Mahout, 1853

Ardeotis arabs (Linnaeus, 1758) - Arabian Bustard
Ardeotis kori (Burchell, 1822) - Kori Bustard

Otidoecus carpi Büttiker, 1967 *
Otidoecus dimorphus Bedford, 1931 *
Otidoecus kori (Bedford, 1931) *

Ardeotis nigriceps (Vigors, 1831) - Indian Bustard
Ardeotis australis (Gray, J. E., 1829) - Australian Bustard

Chlamydotis Lesson, 1839

Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin, 1784) - Houbara Bustard

Otidoecus houbarae (Barthélemy, 1836) *

Chlamydotis macqueenii (Gray, J. E., 1832) - MacQueen´s Bustard

Neotis Sharpe, 1893

Neotis ludwigii (Rüppell, 1837) - Ludwig's Bustard
Neotis denhami (Children, 1826) - Stanley Bustard

Otidoecus bedfordi (Hopkins, 1943) *
Otidoecus neotidis Hopkins, 1940 *

Neotis heuglinii (Hartlaub, 1859) - Heuglin's Bustard
Neotis nuba (Cretzschmar, 1826) - Nubian Bustard

Eupodotis Lesson, 1839

Eupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820) - White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1820) - Blue Bustard
Eupodotis vigorsii (Smith,A, 1831) - Karoo Bustard
Eupodotis rueppellii (Wahlberg, 1856) - Rueppell's Bustard
Eupodotis humilis (Blyth, 1856) - Little Brown Bustard

Lophotis Reichenbach, 1848

Lophotis savilei Lynes, 1920 - Savile's Bustard
Lophotis gindiana (Oustalet, 1881) - Buff-crested Bustard
Lophotis ruficrista (Smith,A, 1836) - Red-crested Bustard

Afrotis Gray, G. R., 1855

Eupodotis afra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black Bustard
Eupodotis afraoides (Smith,A, 1831) - White-quilled Bustard

Lissotis Reichenbach, 1848

Lissotis melanogaster (Rüppell, 1835) - Black-bellied Bustard

Otidoecus elliotti (Hopkins, 1941) *

Lissotis hartlaubii (Heuglin, 1863) - Hartlaub's Bustard

Houbaropsis Sharpe, 1893

Houbaropsis bengalensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Bengal Florican

Sypheoatides Lesson, 1839

Sypheoatides indicus (Miller,JF, 1782) - Lesser Florican

Tetrax Forster, T., 1817

Tetrax tetrax (Linnaeus, 1758) - Little Bustard

Otidoecus antilogus (Nitzsch, 1866) *

Last revised: 30 August, 2003

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