Table 1.
Species and specimens used for molecular phylogenetic analysis
| Louse Species | Host | Host group | Niche | Voucher code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcedoecus alatoclypeatus | Halcyon malimbica | Alcidinidae | Head | Alsp.Hamal.1.16.2001.11 |
| Alcedoffula duplicata | Ceryle rudis | Alcidinidae | Generalist | Afdup.3.16.2001.10 |
| Anaticola crassicornis | Anas platyrhynchos | Anseriformes | Wing | Ancra.10.17.2000.3 |
| Anatoecus icterodes | Anas discors | Anseriformes | Head | Atsp.Andis.9.27.2000.6 |
| Quadraceps punctata | Larus californica | Charadriiformes | Generalist | Qupun.3.24.2001.8 |
| Saemundssonia lari | Larus cirrocephalus | Charadriiformes | Head | Salar.4.7.1999.12 |
| Ardeicola expallidus | Bubulcus ibis | Ciconiiformes | Wing | Arexp.9.27.2000.8 |
| Ibidoecus bisignatus | Plegadis chihi | Ciconiiformes | Head | Ibbis.9.27.2000.3 |
| Campanulotes compar | Columba livia | Columbiformes | Body | Cabid.6.29.1998.2 |
| Coloceras sp. | Phapitreron leucotis | Columbiformes | Body | Ccsp.Phleu.7.1.1999.5 |
| Columbicola columbae | Columba livia | Columbiformes | Wing | Cocol.6.29.1998.1 |
| Cuculicola atopus | Piaya cayana | Cuculiformes | Generalist | Cuato.1.27.1999.4 |
| Vernoniella bergi | Guira guira | Cuculiformes | Generalist | Veber.10.17.2000.7 |
| Craspedorrhynchus hirsutus | Buteo regalis | Falconiformes | Head | Cfhir.1.15.2000.6 |
| Degeeriella carruthi | Falco sparvarius | Falconiformes | Generalist | Dgcar.9.8.1999.7 |
| Falcolipeurus marginalis | Cathartes aura | Falconiformes | Wing | Famar.6.9.2001.4 |
| Chelopistes sp. | Ortalis canicollis | Galliformes | Body | Chsp.Orcan.11.10.2001.9 |
| Goniocotes chrysocephalus | Phasianus colchicus | Galliformes | Body | Gosp.Phcol.11.10.2001.2 |
| Oxylipeurus chiniri | Ortalis vetula | Galliformes | Wing | Oxchi.1.27.1999.6 |
| Incidifrons transpositus | Fulica americana | Gruiformes | Head | Intra.1.15.2000.9 |
| Meropoecus sp. | Merops gularis | Meropidae | Head | Mrsp.Megul.3.24.2001.11 |
| Meropsiella sp. | Merops gularis | Meropidae | Generalist | Brsp.Megul.3.24.2001.10 |
| Osculotes curta | Opisthocomus hoazin | Opisthocomidae | Body | Oscur.10.5.1999.2 |
| Pessoaiella absita | Opisthocomus hoazin | Opisthocomidae | Generalist | Wiabs.10.5.1999.2 |
| Brueelia ornatissima | Molothrus ater | Passeriformes | Generalist | Brsp.Moate.3.24.2001.3 |
| Sturnidoecus sp. | Turdus grayi | Passeriformes | Head | Snsp.Tugra.10.16.2002.1 |
| Pectinopygus bassani | Morus serrator | Pelecaniformes | Wing | Pgbas.11.10.2001.13 |
| Picicola porisma | Colaptes auratus | Piciformes | Generalist | Pipor.10.17.2000.5 |
| Docophoroides brevis | Diomedea epomophora | Procellariiformes | Head | DOCbrev1 (from GenBank) |
| Harrisoniella densa | Diomedea immutabilis | Procellariiformes | Wing | HARdensa (from GenBank) |
| Forficuloecus palmai | Barnardius zonarius | Psittaciformes | Head | Ffpal.11.22.2001.14 |
| Psittaconirmus forficuloides | Psephotus varius | Psittaciformes | Wing | Pcfor.10.16.2002.8 |
| Psittoecus eos | Cacatua sanguinea | Psittaciformes | Body | Qkeos.5.16.2002.5 |
| Strigiphilus crucigerus | Otus guatemalae | Strigiformes | Head | Stcru.1.27.1999.10 |
| Struthiolipeurus nandu | Rhea americana | Struthioniformes | Generalist | Slnan.2.4.2002.4 |
| Discocorpus mexicanus | Crypturellus cinnamomeus | Tinamiformes | Body | Dimex.1.27.1999.8 |
| Pseudolipeurus similis | Crypturellus cinnamomeus | Tinamiformes | Wing | Pssim.1.27.1999.5 |
| Pseudophilopterus hirsutus | Crypturellus undulatus | Tinamiformes | Head | Qshir.2.1.2000.11 |
| Strongylocotes orbicularis | Crypturellus parvirostris | Tinamiformes | Body | Sgorb.11.10.2001.10 |
| Outgroups | ||||
| Bovicola bovis | Bos taurus | Mammals | Bobov.2.4.2002.2 | |
| Felicola subrostratus | Felis domestica | Mammals | Fesub.2.4.2002.7 | |
| Stachiella larseni | Mustela vison | Mammals | Shlar.3.16.2001.4 | |
| Trichodectes octomaculatus | Procyon lotor | Mammals | Tdoct.2.4.2002.1 |