Birds and their associated Chewing Lice
Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.
conventions:
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "
Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Genera of chewing lice known from the family:
Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Kurodaia [Menoponidae]
Strigiphilus [Philopteridae]
Tytoninae
Tyto Billberg, 1828
- Tyto tenebricosa (Gould, 1845) - Greater Sooty-Owl
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
- Tyto multipunctata Mathews, 1912 - Lesser Sooty-Owl
- Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) - Australian Masked-Owl
Kurodaia subpachygaster (Piaget, 1880)
Strigiphilus aitkeni Clay, 1966
- Tyto aurantia (Salvadori, 1881) - Bismarck Masked-Owl
- Tyto manusi Rothschild and Hartert, 1914 - Manus Masked-Owl
- Tyto sororcula (Sclater, P. L., 1883) - Lesser Masked-Owl
- Tyto nigrobrunnea Neumann, 1939 - Taliabu Masked-Owl
- Tyto inexspectata (Schlegel, 1879) - Minahassa Masked-Owl
- Tyto rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866) - Sulawesi Owl
- Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) - Barn Owl
Colpocephalum pectinatum Osborn 1902
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Kurodaia subpachygaster (Piaget, 1880) *
Strigiphilus aitkeni Clay, 1966 *
Strigiphilus rostratus (Burmeister, 1838) *
- Tyto glaucops (Kaup, 1852) - Ashy-faced Owl
- Tyto soumagnei (Grandidier, A., 1878) - Madagascar Red Owl
- Tyto capensis (Smith, A., 1834) - Grass-Owl
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Strigiphilus aitkeni Clay, 1966
Phodilinae
Phodilus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I., 1830
- Phodilus prigoginei Schoutenden, 1952 - Congo Bay-Owl
- Phodilus badius (Horsfield, 1821) - Oriental Bay-Owl
Colpocephalum emersoni Price, 1964 *
Strigiphilus marshalli Clay, 1966
Last revised:
8 September, 2003
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