Haemoproteus telfordi sp. nov. is described from the crane, Lissotis melanogaster (Rüppell), from Katanga Province, Zaire. The haemoproteids of the families Gruidae and Otidae are reviewed and redescribed; Haemoproteus antigonis de Mello, 1935 and Haemoproteus balearicae Peirce, 1973 are compared with H. tendeiroi Travassos Santos Dias, 1953 and H. telfordi sp. nov. The hosts and distribution of the haemoproteids of these families are summarized.
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Bennett et al. (1975) studied this question.