Pediculus meleagridis Panzer, 1793: 51, fig. 20. Preoccupied by Pediculus meleagridis Linnaeus, 1758: 613.
Liotheum (Menopon) stramineum Nitzsch, 1818: 300. Nomen novum for Pediculus meleagridis Panzer, 1793. Menopon biseriatum Piaget, 1880: 469, pl. 37: fig. 2.
Menopon stramineum Nitzsch [in Giebel], 1874 [sic]; Harrison 1916: 45.
Menopon biseriatum Piaget; Roman-Bolelli 1947: 8.
Menacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch, 1818); Hopkins & Clay 1952: 215.
Eomenacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch, 1874) [sic]; Tagle 1953: 99.
Eomenacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch, 1874) [sic]; Tagle 1966: 123.
Eomenacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch); Neuffer 1954: 452, figs 5, 8, 19, 28, 33, 42, 44.
Menacanthus stramineus; Torres et al. 1974: 116.
Menacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch); Artigas 1994: 946, figs 22.3.1–2.
Eomenacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch, 1874) [sic]; Alcaíno & Gorma 1999: 14.
Menacanthus stramineus (Nitzsch, 1818); González-Acuña et al. 2009: 182.
Neotype ♂ in NHML (see Clay & Hopkins 1960: 48).
Type host: Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758.
Chilean hosts: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson, 1760; Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758.
Other hosts: Lophura leucomelana (Latham, 1790); Numida meleagris (Linneaus, 1758); Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758; Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758; Tragopan satyra (Linnaeus, 1758).
Chilean localities: Rancagua: Region VI; Valdivia: Region XIV; Chillán: Region XVI.
Geographic distribution: All continents, except Antarctica.
Chilean references: Roman-Bolelli (1947); Tagle (1953); Tagle (1966); Torres et al. (1974); Artigas (1994); Alcaíno & Gorma (1999); González-Acuña et al. (2009).
Other significant references: Neuffer (1954); Emerson (1956: 77, pl. 9); Clay & Hopkins (1960: 47, figs 73–74); Emerson (1962: 196, figs 1–3); Palma (1996: 135); Martín-Mateo (2002: 112, fig. 36); Price et al. (2003: 125); Palma (2017: 71).
Remarks: Menacanthus stramineus was introduced to Chile and other countries by human agency with chickens and/or turkeys. Menacanthus stramineus is haematophagous (Wilson 1933); consequently, it can be a serious pest of captive birds by causing anaemia and transmitting microorganisms that cause disease (Derylo 1970; 1977).