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Mallophaga (Chewing Lice) occurring on the domestic Chicken.

@article{Emerson1956MallophagaL,
  title={Mallophaga (Chewing Lice) occurring on the domestic Chicken.},
  author={Kary C. Emerson},
  journal={Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society},
  year={1956},
  volume={29}
}

• K. Emerson
• Published 1956
• Biology
• Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

More species of Mallophaga (Chewing Lice) may be found on the do mestic chicken than any other known fowl. Some of these appear to be normal parasites since they are found on the wild chickens of Southeast Asia. The remainder appear to have been derived from other hosts and are now well established on the chicken. The large number of species of lice, since some are closely related, has made identification difficult for those not primarily interested in the taxon omy of the group. Although considerable literature has been published on control, most of this literature does not reflect the presently accepted tax onomic status of the species discussed. Distribution and host records given in economic entomological papers are often unreliable, since accuracy of the identifications is seldom verified by taxonomic specialists in the group. Some species, which appear to be common in the United States, have here tofore been unreported. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the information contained in numerous taxonomic studies, and to furnish a means of ready identifica tion for all the presently known species. Illustrations of the known forms found in the United States and its outlying territories are presented. The male and female figures are drawn to the same scale, the scale being shown on the left side of the plate. The male genitalia illustrations are not drawn to scale. The presently accepted synonymy, with references, has been in cluded for each species. Only the host and distribution records appearing in recognized taxonomic papers have been accepted. These and unpublished data from identifications made by the author comprise the data included in this paper. In Africa, lice normally found on the wild guineafowl have in some cases adapted themselves to the domestic chicken. Those that have not been reported on the domestic chicken outside of that region have been omitted from this paper.