MENOPONIDAE Mjöberg, 1910
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https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.020 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3936533B-256E-FFA3-FCE4-FC4B4ED9516A |
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Felipe |
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MENOPONIDAE Mjöberg, 1910 |
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Family MENOPONIDAE Mjöberg, 1910 View in CoL View at ENA
Species in this genus are typical ectoparasites of 15 bird orders (Accipitriformes, Cariamiformes, Cathartiformes, Ciconiiformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes , Gruiformes , Passeriformes , Pelecaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Piciformes , Psittaciformes , and Strigiformes, sensu Pacheco et al., 2021). This large assemblage is a distinct group of species, considered here as Colpocephalum s.l., has 136 valid species ( Price et al., 2003; Mey, 2013). For a detailed taxonomic review of the species parasitic on Threskiornithidae see Price & Beer (1965).
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