Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Extinct = †
Type species of host genus in bold
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Pelecanidae - Pelicans
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Pectinopygus [Philopteridae]
Piagetiella [Menoponidae]
Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758
- Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Great White Pelican
Colpocephalum eucarenum Burmeister, 1838 *
Pectinopygus forficulatus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Piagetiella titan (Piaget, 1880)
- Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789 - Pink-backed Pelican
Colpocephalum eucarenum Burmeister, 1838
Pectinopygus forcipatis Clay, 1961 *
Piagetiella africana (Bedford, 1931) *
- Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin, 1789 - Spot-billed Pelican
Colpocephalum eucarenum Burmeister, 1838
- Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 - Dalmatian Pelican
Pectinopygus bifasciatus (Piaget, 1880)
Piagetiella titan (Piaget, 1880)
- Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck,1824 - Australian Pelican
Colpocephalum eucarenum Burmeister, 1838
Pectinopygus australis Thompson, 1948 *
Piagetiella africana (Bedford, 1931)
- Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 - American White Pelican
Colpocephalum uniceferum Kellogg, 1896 *
Pectinopygus tordoffi Elbel and Emerson, 1956 *
Piagetiella peralis (Leidy, 1878) *
- Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 - Brown Pelican
Colpocephalum occidentalis Price, 1967 *
Piagetiella chilensis (Grosse, 1885) *
Last revised:
30 August, 2003
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