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 " * "
Phoeniculidae - Wood Hoopoes
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Hopkinsiella [Philopteridae]
Odoriphila [Menoponidae]
Philopterus [Philopteridae]
Phoeniculus Jarocki, 1821
- Phoeniculus castaneiceps (Sharpe, 1871) - Forest Wood Hoopoe
- Phoeniculus bollei (Hartlaub, 1858) - White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Hopkinsiella hopkinsi Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1939 *
Odoriphila phoeniculi Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1941 *
- Phoeniculus purpureus (Miller, J. F., 1784) - Green Wood Hoopoe
Hopkinsiella clavigera Tendeiro, 1961 *
Odoriphila clayae Tendeiro, 1960 *
Odoriphila dekeyseri Tendeiro, 1961 *
- Phoeniculus somaliensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1901) - Black-billed Wood Hoopoe
- Phoeniculus damarensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1901) - Violet Wood Hoopoe
Rhinopomastus Jardine, 1828
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus (Stephens, 1826) - Black Scimitarbill
- Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1819) - Common Scimitarbill
Hopkinsiella haydocki Tendeiro, 1957 *
Odoriphila clayae Tendeiro, 1960
Philopterus solus Tendeiro, 1962 *
- Rhinopomastus minor (Rüppell, 1845) - Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Last revised:
10 September, 2003
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