Philopteridae

Philopteridae is a family of feather lice. They are parasitic on birds, primarily consuming downy feathers.

Species

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FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPsocodea
FamilyPhilopteridae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Insecten Philopteridae zijn een luizenfamilie uit de onderorde Ischnocera. Het zijn ectoparasieten van vogels en zoogdieren. Taxonomie De familie bevat onder andere de volgende geslachten: Brueelia Kéler, 1936 Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818 Tinamotaecola Carriker, 1944[1] Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ Carriker, M. A. Jr. (1944) Studies in Neotropical Mallophaga (III) [Tinamidae No. 2]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 95, 81–233. DOI:10.5479/si.00963801.95-3180.81

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Philopteridae is a family of feather lice. They are parasitic on birds, primarily consuming downy feathers.

Philopteridae is a highly diverse family with more than 2,700 described species, and constitutes 30% of the order Psocodea, half of all described Phthiraptera (lice), and the majority of parvorder Ischnocera. Most bird groups are infested with members of this family. Different species show convergent morphology, converging on one of a few forms, depending on which area of the host they hide in.