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