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 " * "
Rostratulidae - Painted-snipe
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Actornithophilus [Menoponidae]
Pseudomenopon [Menoponidae]
Quadraceps [Philopteridae]
Rostratula Vieillot, 1816
- Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus,1758) - Greater Painted-snipe
Actornithophilus erinaceus Timmermann, 1954 *
Pseudomenopon rostratulae Bedford, 1919 *
Quadraceps quadrisetaceus (Piaget, 1880) *
Nycticryphes Wetmore and Peters, J. L., 1922
- Nycticryphes semicollaris (Vieillot, 1816) - South American Painted-snipe
Quadraceps kuscheli Timmermann, 1955 *
Last revised:
31 August, 2003
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