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 " * "
Raphidae - Dodos, Solitaires
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
No chewing lice recorded from this family!
Raphus Brisson, 1760
- Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Dodo †
- Raphus solitarius (Sélys-Longchamps, 1848) - Réunion Solitaire †
Pezophaps Strickland, 1848
- Pezophaps solitaria (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) - Rodriguez Solitaire †
Last revised:
1 September, 2003
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