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Philopteridae



Philopteridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Order: Phthiraptera
Suborder: Ischnocera
Family: Philopteridae
Genera

Numerous, see text.

The Philopteridae are a family of Ischnocera, lice mostly parasitic on birds.

The taxonomy of the group is in need of revision; the Philopteridae are almost certainly paraphyletic.

Notable genera

  • Acutifrons
  • Austrophilopterus
  • Brueelia
  • Campanulotes
  • Columbicola
  • Degeeriella
  • Docophorulus
  • Formicaphagus
  • Formicaricola
  • Halipeurus
  • Nyctibicola
  • Penenirmus
  • Philopterus
  • Rallicola
  • Strigiphilus
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Philopteridae". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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