Laemobothriidae Explained

The Laemobothriidae are a family of a larger group Amblycera of the chewing lice.^[1] Most commonly they are ectoparasites of birds. The genera are sometimes all united in Laemobothrion.

Notes and References

1. Marshall . Isabel . 2003 . A morphological phylogeny for four families of amblyceran lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae, Boopidae, Laemobothriidae, Ricinidae) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 138 . 1 . 39–82.