- Menoponidae
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Menoponidae 
Female Menopon biseriatum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Phthiraptera Suborder: Amblycera Family: Menoponidae Genera Several, see text
Sometimes referred to as the chicken body louse family, the Menoponidae are a family of a larger group Amblycera of the chewing lice. Most commonly they are ectoparasites of a wide range of birds.
They are identified by their short antennae, concealed in grooves behind the eyes. To the naked eye, it may appear as though they have no antennae.
Selected genera
- Austromenopon
- Colpocephalum
- Kurodaia
- Longimenopon
- Menacanthus
- Menopon
- Myrsidea
- Nosopon
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