Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

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

conventions:
           Extinct = †
           Type species of host genus in bold
           Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Sulidae - Gannets, Boobies

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Eidmanniella Kéler, 1938 [Menoponidae]
Pectinopygus Mjöberg, 1910 [Philopteridae]

Morus Vieillot, 1816

Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern Gannett

Eidmanniella pustulosa (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Pectinopygus bassani (O. Fabricius, 1780) *

Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Cape Gannett

Eidmanniella pustulosa (Nitzsch, 1866)?
Pectinopygus bassani (O. Fabricius, 1780)

Morus serrator (Gray, G. R., 1843) - Australasian Gannett

Eidmanniella pustulosa (Nitzsch, 1866)
Pectinopygus bassani (O. Fabricius, 1780)

Papasula Olson and Warheit, 1988

Papasula abbotti (Ridgway, 1893) - Abbott´s Booby

Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget, 1880)

Sula Brisson, 1760

Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards, 1882 - Bluw-footed Booby

Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus minor (Ewing, 1924) *

Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843) - Peruvian Booby

Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus annulatus (Piaget, 1880)

Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 - Masked Booby

Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus annulatus (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus sulae (Rudow, 1869)

Sula granti Rothschild, 1902 - Nazca Booby
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) - Red-footed Booby

Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus annulatus (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus garbei (Pessôa and Guimarães, 1935)
Pectinopygus sulae (Rudow, 1869)

Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) - Brown Booby

Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget, 1880)
Pectinopygus annulatus (Piaget, 1880) *
Pectinopygus garbei (Pessôa and Guimarães, 1935) *
Pectinopygus sulae (Rudow, 1869) *

Last revised: 30 August, 2003

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