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 " * "
Acanthisittidae - New Zealand Wrens
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Acanthisitta Lafresnaye, 1842
- Acanthisitta chloris (Sparrman, 1787) - Rifleman
Xenicus Gray, G. R., 1855
- Xenicus longipes (Gmelin, 1789) - Bush Wren
- Xenicus gilviventris Pelzeln, 1867 - Alpine Rock Wren
- Xenicus lyalli (Rothschild, 1894) - Stephens Island Wren †
Last revised:
14 September, 2003
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