Halipeurus Pelagicus
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''Halipeurus'' is a genus of parasitic bird
lice Louse (: lice) is the common name for any member of the infraorder Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera was previously recognized as an order, until a 2021 genetic study determined th ...
in the family
Philopteridae Philopteridae is a family (biology), family of feather lice. They are parasite, parasitic on birds, primarily consuming downy feathers. Philopteridae is a highly diverse family with more than 2,700 described species, and constitutes 30% of the o ...
. The genus has an almost
cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.


Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Halipeurus'': *'' Halipeurus abnormis'' *'' Halipeurus angusticeps'' *'' Halipeurus atlanticus'' *'' Halipeurus attenuatus'' *'' Halipeurus bulweriae'' *'' Halipeurus confusus'' *'' Halipeurus consimilis'' *'' Halipeurus diversus'' *'' Halipeurus fallacis'' *'' Halipeurus falsus'' *'' Halipeurus forficulatus'' *'' Halipeurus gravis'' *'' Halipeurus heraldicus'' *'' Halipeurus kermadecensis'' *'' Halipeurus leucophryna'' *'' Halipeurus marquesanus'' *'' Halipeurus mirabilis'' *'' Halipeurus mundae'' *'' Halipeurus nesofregettae'' *'' Halipeurus noctivagus'' *'' Halipeurus pelagicus'' *'' Halipeurus pelagodromae'' *'' Halipeurus placodus'' *'' Halipeurus priapulud'' *'' Halipeurus pricei'' *'' Halipeurus procellariae'' *'' Halipeurus raphanus'' *'' Halipeurus sawadai'' *'' Halipeurus spadix'' *'' Halipeurus theresae'' *'' Halipeurus thompsoni'' *'' Halipeurus turtur'' *'' Halipeurus vincesmithi''


References

Insect genera Lice {{Louse-stub