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 " * "
Pelecanoididae - Diving Petrels,
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Austromenopon [Menoponidae]
Halipeurus [Philopteridae]
Pelmatocerandra [Philopteridae]
Pelecanoides Lacepede, 1799
- Pelecanoides garnotii (Lesson, 1828) - Peruvian Diving Petrel
Halipeurus falsus Eichler, 1949 *
- Pelecanoides magellani (Mathews, 1912) - Magellanic Diving Petrel
Halipeurus pacificus Edwards, 1961
Pelmatocerandra flinti Emerson and Price, 1971 *
Pelmatocerandra setosa (Giebel, 1876)
- Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy & Harper, 1916 - South Georgia Diving Petrel
Austromenopon elliotti Timmermann, 1954
Pelmatocerandra enderleini Eichler, 1949 *
- Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) - Common Diving Petrel
Austromenopon elliotti Timmermann, 1954 *
Halipeurus pacificus Edwards, 1961 *
Pelmatocerandra setosa (Giebel, 1876) *
Last revised: 29 August, 2003
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