Menoponidae

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Menoponidae

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phthiraptera
Suborder: Amblycera
Family: Menoponidae
Genera

Several, including

  • Austromenopon
  • Colpocephalum
  • Longimenopon
  • Myrsidea
  • Nosopon

Sometimes referred to as the chicken body louse family, the Menoponidae are a family of a larger group Amblycera of the chewing lice. Most commonly they are ectoparasites of a wide range of birds.

They are identified by their short antenna, concealed in grooves behind the eyes. To the naked eye, it may appear as though they have no antenna.