Strigiphilus


Strigiphilus is a genus of chewing lice in the suborder Ischnocera. It was circumscribed in 1910 by Eric Mjöberg.

Taxonomic history

Mjöberg initially circumscribed Strigiphilus as a subgenus of the genus he referred to as Docophorus.
In a 1966 paper, Theresa Clay recognized 29 species and grouped them into these nine species groups:S. crenulatus group S. cursitans group - largest number of speciesS. cursor group S. heterocerus group S. ketupae group S. macrogenitalis group S. rostratus group S. siamensis group S. strigis group

Hosts

Strigiphilus is the only genus of the Ischnocera to exclusively parasitize owls.

Species

, about 50 species of Strigiphilus are known, including Strigiphilus garylarsoni.