Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.

conventions:
Extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Recurvirostridae - Stilts, Avocets

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Actornithophilus [Menoponidae]
Austromenopon [Menoponidae]
Cirrophthirius [Philopteridae]
Quadraceps [Philopteridae]

Himantopus Brisson, 1760

Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black-winged Stilt

Actornithophilus himantopi Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 *
Actornithophilus mexicanus Emerson, 1953 *
Austromenopon himantopi Timmermann, 1954 *
Quadraceps hemichrous (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Saemundssonia platygaster (Denny, 1842)

Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841 - Black Stilt

Quadraceps hemichrous (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzsch, 1866) *

Cladorhynchus Gray, G. R., 1840

Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816) - Banded Stilt

Quadraceps kosswigi Timmermann, 1956 *

Recurvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758 - Pied Avocet

Actornithophilus uniseriatus (Piaget, 1880) *
Austromenopon micrandrum (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Cirrophthirius recurvirostrae (Linnaeus, 1758) *
Quadraceps decipiens (Denny, 1842) *
Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzsch, 1866)
Quadraceps signatus (Piaget, 1880) *

Recurvirostra americana Gmelin, 1789 - American Avocet

Actornithophilus uniseriatus (Piaget, 1880)
Austromenopon micrandrum (Nitzsch, 1866)
Cirrophthirius testudinarius (Children, 1836) *
Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Quadraceps zephyra (Timmermann, 1954) *

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816 - Red-necked Avocet

Actornithophilus uniseriatus (Piaget, 1880)
Austromenopon micrandrum (Nitzsch, 1866)
Cirrophthirius recurvirostrae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quadraceps decipiens (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzsch, 1866)
Quadraceps signatus (Piaget, 1880)

Recurvirostra andina Philippi and Landbeck, 1861 - Andean Avocet

Cirrophthirius mysigma (Eichler, 1954) *
Quadraceps mutschekiepchen Eichler, 1954 *
Quadraceps semifissus (Nitzsch, 1866)

Last revised: 31 August, 2003

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