Philopteridae
The Philopteridae are a family of Ischnocera, chewing lice mostly parasitic on birds.
| Philopteridae | |
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| Undetermined Strigiphilus species from a Ural owl (Strix uralensis), side view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Suborder: | Ischnocera |
| Family: | Philopteridae Burmeister, 1838 |
| Genera | |
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Numerous, see text | |
The taxonomy and systematics of the group are in need of revision; the Philopteridae are almost certainly paraphyletic.
Genera
Some notable species are also listed.[1]
- Acidoproctus
- Acutifrons
- Aegypoecus
- Alcedoecus
- Alcedoffula
- Anaticola
- Anatoecus
- Aquanirmus
- Ardeicola
- Ardeiphagus
- Auricotes
- Austrogoniodes
- Austrophilopterus
- Bedfordiella
- Bizarrifrons
- Bobdalglieshia
- Bothriometopus
- Brueelia
- Bucerocophorus
- Buceroemersonia
- Buceronirmus
- Bucorvellus
- Buerelius
- Campanulotes
- Capraiella
- Caracaricola
- Carduiceps
- Centropodiella
- Chelopistes
- Cirrophthirius
- Colilipeurus
- Colinicola
- Coloceras
- Columbicola
- Cotingacola
- Craspedonirmus
- Craspedorrhynchus
- Cuclotocephalus
- Cuclotogaster
- Cuculicola
- Cuculoecus
- Cummingsiella
- Dahlemhornia
- Degeeriella
- Discocorpus
- Docophorulus
- Echinophilopterus
- Emersoniella
- Episbates
- Esthiopterum Harrison, 1916
- Esthiopterum Fabricius, 1794
- Esthiopterum Scopoli, 1763
- Falcolipeurus
- Falcolius
- Forficuloecus
- Formicaphagus
- Formicaricola
- Fulicoffula
- Furnariphilus
- Galliphilopterus
- Goniocotes
- Goniodes
- Haffneria
- Halipeurus
- Harrisoniella
- Heptapsogaster
- Hopkinsiella
- Ibidoecus
- Incidifrons
- Kelloggia
- Kodocephalon
- Labicotes
- Lagopoecus
- Lamprocorpus
- Leipoiella
- Lipeurus
- Lunaceps
- Malaulipeurus
- Megaginus
- Megapeostus
- Megapodiella
- Meinertzhageniella
- Melibrueelia
- Meropoecus
- Mulcticola
- Nakicola
- Naubates
- Neophilopterus
- Neopsittaconirmus
- Nesiotinus
- Nothocotus
- Nyctibicola
- Ornicholax
- Ornithobius
- Osculotes
- Otidoecus
- Oxylipeurus
- Pachyskelotes
- Paraclisis
- Paragoniocotes
- Paroncophorus
- Passonomedea
- Pectenosoma
- Pectinopygus
- Pelmatocerandra
- Penenirmus
- Perineus
- Philoceanus
- Philopteroides
- Philopterus
- Physconella
- Physconelloides
- Picicola
- Podargoecus
- Pseudocophorus
- Pseudolipeurus
- Pseudonirmus
- Pseudophilopterus
- Psittaconirmus
- Psittoecus
- Pterocotes
- Quadraceps
- Rallicola Johnston & Harrison, 1911
- Rhopaloceras
- Rhynonirmus
- Rotundiceps
- Saemundssonia
- Splendoroffula
- Strigiphilus
- Strongylocotes
- Struthiolipeurus
- Sturnidoecus
- Syrrhaptoecus
- Theresiella
- Tinamotaecola
- Trabeculus
- Trichodopeostus
- Trichophilopterus
- Trogoniella
- Trogoninirmus
- Turnicola
- Turturicola
- Upupicola
- Vernoniella
- Wilsoniella
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