''Menopon'' is a genus of
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 ...
belonging to the family
Menoponidae
Menoponidae is a monophyletic family of lice in the superfamily of chewing lice, Amblycera, often referred to as the chicken body louse family. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of birds including chickens, which makes them important to un ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Southwestern Asia.
Species:
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Menopon carrikeri''
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Menopon clayae''
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Menopon deryloi''
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Menopon ferrisi''
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Menopon gallinae''
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Menopon hamatum''
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Menopon hopkinsi''
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Menopon interpositum''
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Menopon jellisoni''
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Menopon kuntzi''
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Menopon pallens''
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Menopon sigialitidis''
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Menopon spinulosum''
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Menopon subgallinae
''Menopon'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Menoponidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America, Southwestern Asia.
Species:
*''Menopon carrikeri''
*''Menopon clayae''
*''Menopon deryloi''
*''Menopon ferri ...
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Menopon truncatum''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18095959
Lice
Insect genera
Taxa named by Christian Ludwig Nitzsch