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 " * "
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipe
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Actornithophilus [Menoponidae]
Austromenopon [Menoponidae]
Carduiceps [Philopteridae]
Cummingsiella [Philopteridae]
Lunaceps [Philopteridae]
Quadraceps [Philopteridae]
Rhynonirmus [Philopteridae]
Saemundssonia [Philopteridae]
Scolopacinae
Scolopax Linnaeus, 1758
- Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian Woodcock
Austromenopon icterum (Burmeister, 1838) *
Cummingsiella aurea Hopkins, 1949 *
Cummingsiella brelihi Timmermann, 1969 *
Rhynonirmus helvolus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Lunaceps holophaeus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Saemundssonia clayae Hopkins, 1949 *
- Scolopax mira Hartert, 1916 - Amami Woodcock
Cummingsiella brelihi Timmermann, 1969
- Scolopax saturata Horsfield, 1821 - Rufous Woodcock
- Scolopax rosenbergii Schlegel, 1871 - New Guinea Woodcock
- Scolopax bukidnonensis Kennedy et al., 2001 - Bukidnon Woodcock
- Scolopax celebensis Riley, 1921 - Sulawesi Woodcock
- Scolopax rochussenii Schlegel, 1866 - Moluccan Woodcock
- Scolopax minor Gmelin, J. F., 1789 - American Woodcock
Rhynonirmus parsonsae Clay, 1961 *
Gallinagininae
Coenocorypha Gray, G. R., 1855
- Coenocorypha pusilla (Buller, 1869) - Chatham Islands Snipe
- Coenocorypha aucklandica (Gray, G. R., 1845) - Subantarctic Snipe
Quadraceps coenocoryphae Timmermann, 1955 *
Lymnocryptes Boie, 1826
- Lymnocryptes minimus (Brünnich, 1764) - Jack Snipe
Actornithophilus multisetosus Blagoveshtchensky, 1940 *
Saemundssonia kratochvili Balát, 1950
Gallinago Brisson, 1760
- Gallinago solitaria Hodgson, 1831 - Solitary Snipe
Saemundssonia solitariae Martens, 1974 *
- Gallinago hardwickii (Gray, J. E., 1831) - Latham's Snipe
- Gallinago nemoricola Hodgson, 1836 - Wood Snipe
- Gallinago stenura (Bonaparte, 1831) - Pintail Snipe
Rhynonirmus stenurae Timmermann, 1955 *
Saemundssonia weidneri Martens, 1974 *
- Gallinago megala Swinhoe, 1861 - Swinhoe's Snipe
Saemundssonia weidneri Martens, 1974
- Gallinago nigripennis Bonaparte, 1839 - African Snipe
Austromenopon durisetosum (Blagoveshtchensky, 1948)
Cummingsiella ambigua (Burmeister, 1838)
Rhynonirmus scolopacis (Denny, 1842)
Saemundssonia camura Martens, 1974 *
- Gallinago macrodactyla Bonaparte, 1839 - Madagascar Snipe
Saemundssonia paucisetosa Martens, 1974 *
- Gallinago media (Latham, 1787) - Great Snipe
Austromenopon durisetosum (Blagoveshtchensky, 1948) *
Rhynonirmus medius Timmermann, 1955 *
Saemundssonia media Martens, 1974 *
- Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Snipe
Actornithophilus stictus (Kellogg and Paine, 1911) *
Austromenopon durisetosum (Blagoveshtchensky, 1948) *
Cummingsiella ambigua (Burmeister, 1838) *
Rhynonirmus scolopacis (Denny, 1842) *
Saemundssonia kratochvili Balát, 1950 *
- Gallinago paraguaiae (Vieillot, 1816) - South American Snipe
Saemundssonia camura Maartens, 1974
- Gallinago andina Taczanowski, 1875 - Puna Snipe
- Gallinago nobilis Sclater, P. L., 1856 - Noble Snipe
Rhynonirmus carrikeri, Emerson and Price, 1980 *
Saemundssonia weidneri Martens, 1974
- Gallinago undulata (Boddaert, 1783) - Giant Snipe
- Gallinago stricklandii (Gray, G. R., 1845) - Fuegian Snipe
- Gallinago jamesoni (Bonaparte, 1855) - Andean Snipe
- Gallinago imperialis Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1869 - Imperial Snipe
Limnodromus Wied, 1833
- Limnodromus griseus (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) - Short-billed Dowitcher
Actornithophilus limarius Clay, 1962
Carduiceps cingulatus (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps nigrolimbatus (Mjöberg, 1910)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Limnodromus scolopaceus (Say, 1823) - Long-billed Dowitcher
Actornithophilus limarius Clay, 1962 *
Carduiceps cingulatus (Denny, 1842)
Quadraceps nigrolimbatus (Mjöberg, 1910) *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848) - Asian Dowitcher
Quadraceps semipalmatus Timmermann, 1955 *
Tringinae
Limosa Brisson, 1760
- Limosa limosa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black-tailed Godwit
Actornithophilus spinulosus (Piaget, 1880) *
Austromenopon limosae Timmermann, 1954 *
Carduiceps cingulatus (Denny, 1842) *
Lunaceps limosella Timmermann, 1954
Saemundssonia thompsoni Timmermann, 1951 *
- Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus, 1758) - Hudsonian Godwit
Actornithophilus limosae (Kellogg, 1908)
Lunaceps paschalis Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia haemastica Carriker, 1956 *
Saemundssonia ashi Timmermann, 1955
- Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) - Bar-tailed Godwit
Actornithophilus limosae (Kellogg, 1908) *
Austromenopon meyeri (Giebel, 1874) *
Carduiceps lapponicus Emerson, 1953 *
Lunaceps limosella Timmermann, 1954 *
Rotundiceps cordatus (Osborn, 1896)
Saemundssonia limosae (Denny, 1842) *
- Limosa fedoa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Marbled Godwit
Actornithophilus limosae (Kellogg, 1908)
Austromenopon limosae Timmermann, 1954
Carduiceps clayae Timmermann, 1954 *
Lunaceps clayae Timmermann, 1954 *
Rotundiceps cordatus (Osborn, 1896) *
Numenius Brisson, 1760
- Numenius minutus Gould, 1841 - Little Curlew
Austromenopon crocatum (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps lissmanni Timmemann, 1954 *
- Numenius borealis (Forster, J. R., 1772) - Eskimo Curlew
Lunaceps rileyi Timmemann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia scolopacisphaeopodis (Schrank, 1803)
- Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Whimbrel
Actornithophilus ocellatus (Rudow, 1869) *
Austromenopon phaeopodis (Schrank, 1802) *
Lunaceps phaeopi (Denny 1842) *
Lunaceps oliveri (Johnston and Harrison, 1912) *
Saemundssonia scolopacisphaeopodis (Schrank, 1803) *
- Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Bristle-thighed Curlew
Austromenopon phaeopodis (Schrank, 1802)
Lunaceps hopkinsi Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia brelihi Timmermann, 1969 *
- Numenius tenuirostris Vieillot, 1817 - Slender-billed Curlew
Austromenopon confine (Blagoveshtchensky, 1948) *
Cummingsiella breviclypeata Blagoveshtchensky, 1948 *
Lunaceps proximus (Blagoveshtchensky 1948) *
- Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Curlew
Actornithophilus patellatus (Piaget, 1890) *
Austromenopon crocatum (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Cummingsiella ovalis (Scopoli, 1763) *
Lunaceps numenii (Denny 1842) *
Saemundssonia humeralis (Denny 1842) *
- Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Far Eastern Curlew
Lunaceps numenii (Denny, 1842)
Saemundssonia humeralis (Denny, 1842)
- Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812 - Long-billed Curlew
Actornithophilus patellatus (Piaget, 1890)
Cummingsiella longirostricola (Wilson, 1937) *
Lunaceps numenii (Denny 1842)
Saemundssonia humeralis (Denny 1842)
Bartramia Lesson, 1831
- Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) - Upland Sandpiper
Rhinonirmus infuscatus (Osborn, 1896) *
Saemundssonia nearctica Timmermann, 1969 *
Tringa Linnaeus, 1758
- Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764) - Spotted Redshank
Actornithophilus totani (Schrank, 1803)
Austromenopon decorosum Zlotorzycka, 1968
Quadraceps furvus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866) *
- Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Redshank
Actornithophilus totani (Schrank, 1803) *
Austromenopon decorosum Zlotorzycka, 1968 *
Quadraceps obtusus (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Saemundssonia mollis (Nitzsch, 1874) *
- Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803) - Marsh Sandpiper
Actornithophilus totani (Schrank, 1803)
Quadraceps obscurus (Burmeister, 1838)
- Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) - Common Greenshank
Actornithophilus paludosus Clay, 1962 *
Quadraceps similis (Giebel, 1866) *
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
- Tringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835) - Nordmann's Greenshank
- Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin, 1789) - Greater Yellowlegs
Actornithophilus paludosus Clay, 1962
Quadraceps similis (Giebel, 1866)
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
- Tringa flavipes (Gmelin, 1789) - Lesser Yellowlegs
Actornithophilus totani (Schrank, 1803)
Quadraceps falcigerus (Peters, 1931) *
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
- Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 - Green Sandpiper
Actornithophilus lyallpurensis Ansari, 1955 *
Austromenopon sohni Ansari, 1955 *
Quadraceps ochropi (Denny, 1842) *
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
- Tringa solitaria Wilson, A., 1813 - Solitary Sandpiper
Quadraceps waterstoni Hopkins and Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
- Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758 - Wood Sandpiper
Actornithophilus totani (Schrank, 1803)
Quadraceps obscurus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Saemundssonia cordiceps (Giebel, 1874) *
Xenus Kaup, 1829
- Xenus cinereus (Güldenstadt, 1775) - Terek Sandpiper
Carduiceps fulvofasciatus (Grube, 1851) *
Saemundssonia platygaster (Denny, 1842)
Actitis Illiger, 1811
- Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Sandpiper
Actornithophilus flumineus Clay, 1962 *
Austromenopon hystriculum Zlotorzycka, 1968 *
Quadraceps ravus (Kellogg, 1899)
Saemundssonia frater (Giebel, 1874) *
- Actitis macularia (Linnaeus, 1766) - Spotted Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Quadraceps ravus (Kellogg, 1899) *
Saemundssonia frater (Giebel, 1874)
Heteroscelus Baird, S. F., 1858
- Heteroscelus brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) - Grey-tailed Tattler
Actornithophilus kilauensis (Kellogg and Chapman, 1902)
Quadraceps impar Hopkins and Timmermann, 1954 *
- Heteroscelus incanus (Gmelin, 1789) - Wandering Tattler
Actornithophilus kilauensis (Kellogg and Chapman, 1902) *
Quadraceps obtusus (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1902)
Saemundssonia platygaster (Denny, 1842)
Catoptrophorus Bonaparte, 1827
- Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Gmelin, 1789) - Willet
Actornithophilus lacustris Clay, 1962 *
Austromenopon sachtlebeni Timmermann, 1954 *
Quadraceps carrikeri Hopkins and Timmermann, 1954 *
Aechmorhynchus Coues, 1874
- Aechmorhynchus cancellatus (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) - Kiritimati Sandpiper †
Quadraceps solitarius Timmermann, 1952 *
- Aechmorhynchus parvirostris (Peale, 1848) - Tuamotu Sandpiper
Prosobonia Bonaparte, 1850
- Prosobonia leucoptera (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) - Tahitian Sandpiper †
- Prosobonia ellisi Sharpe, 1906 - Moorean Sandpiper †
Arenariinae
Arenaria Brisson, 1760
- Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) - Ruddy Turnstone
Actornithophilus bicolor (Piaget, 1880) *
Actornithophilus pediculoides (Mjöberg, 1910) *
Austromenopon lutescens (Burmeister, 1838)
Quadraceps strepsilaris (Denny, 1842) *
Saemundssonia stenrami Timmermann, 1969 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors, 1829) - Black Turnstone
Actornithophilus bicolor (Piaget, 1880)
Quadraceps strepsilaris (Denny, 1842)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
Calidridinae
Aphriza Audubon, 1839
- Aphriza virgata (Gmelin, 1789) - Surfbird
Lunaceps drosti Timmermann, 1954
Calidris Merrem, 1804
- Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821) - Great Knot
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Lunaceps drosti Timmermann, 1954
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red Knot
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Lunaceps incoenis (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899)
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) - Sanderling
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps actophilus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *
Saemundssonia jadwigae Timmermann, 1969 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766) - Semipalmated Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps cabanisi Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857) - Western Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps cabanisi Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) - Red-necked Stint
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812) - Little Stint
Actornithophilus canuti Price and Leibovitz, 1969 *
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Austromenopon lutescens (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps drosti Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia islandica Timmermann, 1951 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812) - Temminck's Stint
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps incoensis (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris subminuta (Middendorff, 1853) - Long-toed Stint
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
- Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819) - Least Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) - White-rumped Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861) - Baird's Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) - Pectoral Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821) - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps incoenis (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899)
Saemundssonia nitzschi (Giebel, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) - Curlew Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps cabanisi Timmermann, 1954
Lunaceps timmermanni Bechet, 1968 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris maritima (Brunnich, 1764) - Purple Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Austromenopon erilis Zlotorzycka, 1968 *
Carduiceps meinertzhageni Timmermann, 1954
Lunaceps nereis Timmermann, 1954 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780) *
- Calidris ptilocnemis (Coues, 1873) - Rock Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps meinertzhageni Timmermann, 1954
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Dunlin
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Austromenopon alpinum Timmermann, 1954 *
Carduiceps meinertzhageni Timmermann, 1954 *
Lunaceps actophilus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Calidris himantopus (Bonaparte, 1826) - Stilt Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunaceps nereis Timmermann, 1954
Eurynorhynchus Nilsson, 1821
- Eurynorhynchus pygmeus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Spoonbill Sandpiper
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
Limicola Koch, 1816
- Limicola falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763) - Broad-billed Sandpiper
Lunaceps falcinellus Timmermann, 1954 *
Tryngites Cabanis, 1857
- Tryngites subruficollis (Vieillot, 1819) - Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Carduiceps zonarius (Nitzsch, 1866)
Lunacpes falcinellus Timmermann, 1954
Philomachus Merrem, 1804
- Philomachus pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758) - Ruff
Actornithophilus pustulosus (Piaget, 1880) *
Austromenopon lutescens (Burmeister, 1838) *
Carduiceps scalaris (Piaget, 1880) *
Lunaceps holophaeus (Burmeister, 1838) *
Quadraceps lahorensis Ansari, 1955 *
Saemundssonia ashi Timmermann, 1955 *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
Phalaropodinae
Phalaropus Brisson, 1760
- Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot, 1819) - Wilson's Phalarope
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Quadraceps fimbriatus (Giebel, 1866) *
Saemundssonia tricolor Carriker, 1956 *
- Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red-necked Phalarope
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Austromenopon spenceri Timmermann, 1956 *
Carduiceps subscalaris (Piaget, 1880) *
Quadraceps connexus (Kellogg and Mann, 1912) *
Saemundssonia tringae (Fabricius, O., 1780)
- Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red Phalarope
Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
Austromenopon corporosum (Kellogg and Kuwana, 1901) *
Quadraceps phalaropi (Denny 1842) *
Last revised:
1 September, 2003
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