Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy from Howard and Moore, 3rd Edition
Lice taxonomy by Robert C. Dalgleish based largely on the taxonomy of Price, Hellenthal, and Palma, World Checklist of Chewing Lice, 2003.

conventions:
Extinct = †
Lice reported from subspecies are listed for this family only.
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Tinamidae

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Tinamus Hermann, 1783

Nothocercus Bonaparte, 1856

Crypturellus Brabourne and Chubb, 1914

Rhynchotus Spix, 1825

Nothoprocta Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1873

Nothura Wagler, 1827

Taoniscus Gloger, 184

Eudromia Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I., 1832

Tinamotis Vigors 1837



Last revised:7 January, 2007

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