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 " * "
Podicipedidae - Grebes
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Aquanirmus [Philopteridae]
Laemobothrion [Laemobothrioniidae]
Pseudomenopon [Menoponidae]
Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853
- Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) - Little Grebe
Aquanirmus bahli Tandan, 1951 *
Aquanirmus runcinatus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) - Australasian Grebe
- Tachybaptus pelzelnii (Hartlaub, 1861) - Madagascan Grebe
- Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Least Grebe
Aquanirmus chamberlini Edwards, 1965 *
Podilymbus Lesson, 1831
- Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pied-billed Grebe
Aquanirmus podilymbus Edwards, 1965 *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Podilymbus gigas Griscom, 1929 - Atitlan Grebe †
Rollandia Bonaparte, 1856
- Rollandia rolland (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - White-tufted Grebe
Aquanirmus rollandii Castro and Cicchino, 2000 *
- Rollandia microptera (Gould, 1868) - Short-winged Grebe
Poliocephalus Selby, 1840
- Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827) - Hoary-headed Grebe
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Poliocephalus rufopectus (Gray, G. R., 1843) - New Zealand Grebe
Aquanirmus australis Kettle, 1974 *
Podiceps Latham, 1787
- Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783) - Great Grebe
- Podiceps grisegena (Boddaert, 1783) - Red-necked Grebe
Aquanirmus emersoni Edwards, 1965 *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Great-crested Grebe
Aquanirmus podicepis (Denny, 1842) *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869) *
- Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Slovanian Podiceps/ Horned Grebe
Aquanirmus bucomfishi Edwards, 1965 *
Aquanirmus colymbinus (Scopoli, 1763) *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Podiceps nigricollis Brehm,C. L., 1831 - Black-necked Podiceps/ Eared Grebe
Aquanirmus americanus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *
Laemobothrion simile Kellogg, 1896 *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Podiceps andinus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1959) - Colombian Grebe †
- Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826 - Silvery Grebe
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Podiceps taczanowskii Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 - Junin Flightless Grebe
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974 - Hooded Grebe
Aechmophorus Coues, 1862
- Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, 1858) - Western Grebe
Aquanirmus occentalis Edwards, 1965 *
Pseudomenopon dolium (Rudow, 1869)
- Aechmophorus clarkii (Lawrence, 1858) - Clark´s Grebe
Last revised:19 August, 2003
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