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Family Philopteridae

bird louse Bird louse - Brueelia brunneinucha Craspedorrhynchus Endoparasitic Louse - Craspedorrhynchus Craspedorrhynchus Endoparasitic Louse - Craspedorrhynchus Pigeon Louse - Columbicola columbae Pigeon Louse - Campanulotes compar Turkey Wing Louse - Oxylipeurus polytrapezius? Slender Pigeon Louse - Columbicola columbae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
No Taxon (Phthiraptera (Parasitic Lice))
No Taxon (Mallophaga (Chewing Lice))
No Taxon (Ischnocera)
Family Philopteridae
Numbers
TBA spp. in TBA genera in our area, TBA spp. in ~140 genera worldwide
Contributed by Boris Büche on 7 September, 2007 - 4:17am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 9 October, 2012 - 2:29pm

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