Laemobothriidae

Laemobothriidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phthiraptera
Suborder: Amblycera
Family: Laemobothriidae
Genera
  • Eulaemobothrion
  • Laemobothrion
  • Ornithopeplechthos

The Laemobothriidae are a family of a larger group Amblycera of the chewing lice. Most commonly they are ectoparasites of birds. The genera are sometimes all united in Laemobothrion.

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