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 " * "

Ramphastidae - Toucans, Barbets

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Ramphastinae

Aulacorhynchus Gould, 1935

Pteroglossus Illiger, 1811

Baillonius Cassin, 1867

Selenidera Gould, 1837

Andigena Gould, 1851

Ramphastos Linnaeus, 1758

Capitoninae

Capito Vieillot, 1816

Eubucco Bonaparte, 1850

Semnornis Richmond, 1900

Megalaiminae

Psilopogon Müller, 1835

Megalaima Gray, G. R., 1842

Calorhamphus Lesson, 1839

Lybiinae

Gymnobucco Bonaparte, 1850

Stactolaema Marshall, C. H. T. and Marshall, G. F. L., 1870

Pogoniulus Lafresnaye, 1844

Buccanodon Hartlaub, 1857

Tricholaema Verreaux, J., and Verreaux, E., 1855

Lybius Hermann, 1783

Trachylaemus Reichenow, 1891

Trachyphonus Ranzani, 1821



Last revised:    6 December, 2003

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