Species Actornithophilus umbrinus (Burmeister, 1838)
- Colpocephalum umbrinum Burmeister, H.C.C. 1838. Mallophaga. pp. 418–443 in, Handbuch der Entomologie Bd 2, Pt 1. Berlin : Enslin. [438].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 658 ♂, North Cameroon.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. 1962. A key to the species of Actornithophilus Ferris with notes and descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11(5): 189-244 pls 4-11 [214].Type locality references:
Clay, T. 1962. A key to the species of Actornithophilus Ferris with notes and descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11(5): 189-244 pls 4-11 [214].Type host:
Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) [SCOLOPACIDAE] - Colpocephalum umbrinum Piaget, E. 1880. Les Pédiculines. Essai Monographique. Leide : E.J. Brill xxxix 714 pp. pls 1-56. [556] [junior primary homonym of
Colpocephalum umbrinum Burmeister, 1838].Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1379 ♂, locality unknown.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. 1962. A key to the species of Actornithophilus Ferris with notes and descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11(5): 189-244 pls 4-11 [214].Type host:
Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 [COLUMBIDAE] - Colpocephalum spinulosum minor Kellogg, V.L. & Chapman, B.L. 1899. Mallophaga, III. Mallophaga from birds of California. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 6: 53-143 pls 5-8 [112] [junior primary homonym of
Colpocephalum minus Piaget, 1880].Type data:
Lectotype EMUC ♂, Pacific Grove, California.
Paralectotype(s) EMUC ♂ ♀ (several specimens).Subsequent designation references:
Emerson, K.C. 1948. A species of Mallophaga from the sanderling. Entomological News 59: 178-179 [178] (erroneously designated as holotype).Type host:
Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) [SCOLOPACIDAE] - Colpocephalum morsitans Kellogg, V.L. & Mann, W.M. 1912. A third collection of Mallophaga from Alaskan birds. Entomological News 23: 12-17 [15].
Type data:
Holotype EMUC ♂, Norton Sound, Alaska.Type host:
Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) [SCOLOPACIDAE] - Colpocephalum umbrosum Harrison, L. 1916. The genera and species of Mallophaga. Parasitology 9(1): 1-156 [56] [unnecessary nom. nov. for
Colpocephalum umbrinum Piaget, 1880].Type data:
Syntype(s).Type host:
Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) [ANATIDAE] - Actornithophilus albus Emerson, K.C. 1948. A species of Mallophaga from the sanderling. Entomological News 59: 178-179 [178] [unnecessary nom. nov. for
Colpocephalum spinulosum minor Kellogg & Chapman, 1899].Type data:
Syntype(s).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Calidris (Erolia) ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) [SCOLOPACIDAE] Curlew Sandpiper; Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) [SCOLOPACIDAE] Pectoral Sandpiper; Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) [SCOLOPACIDAE] Red-necked Stint; Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) [SCOLOPACIDAE] Sanderling).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Clay, T. 1962. A key to the species of Actornithophilus Ferris with notes and descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 11(5): 189-244 pls 4-11 [212] (systematics, illustrations)
Green, R.H. & Palma, R.L. 1991. A list of lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) recorded from Tasmania. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 100: 1-43 [4] (Australian record)
Hunter, J.E. & Colwell, M.A. 1994. Phthiraptera infestation of five shorebird species. Wilson Bulletin 106(2): 400-403 (ecology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | Phthiraptera | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | Phthiraptera | 26-Jul-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |