Species Ancistrona vagelli (J.C. Fabricius, 1787)
- Pediculus vagelli Fabricius, J.C. 1787. Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 2 382 pp. [369].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 13728 ♂, Shetland, British Isles.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1960. The early literature on Mallophaga (part IV, 1787–1818). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 9(1): 1-61 pls 1-6 [6].Type locality references:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1960. The early literature on Mallophaga (part IV, 1787–1818). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 9(1): 1-61 pls 1-6 [6].Type host:
Fulmarus glacialis glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761) [PROCELLARIDAE]Secondary source:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1960. The early literature on Mallophaga (part IV, 1787–1818). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 9(1): 1-61 pls 1-6 [4]. - Ancistrona procellariae Westwood, J.O. 1874. Thesaurus Entomologicus Oxoniensis. Oxford : Clarendon Press xxiv 205 pp. 40 pls. [197].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♀, locality unknown; OUM ♀.Type host:
Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758) [PROCELLARIDAE] - Ancistrona gigas Piaget, E. 1883. Quelques pédiculines nouvelles ou peu connues. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 26(2): 152-158 pl. 9 [152].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀ (probably lost), Arctic.Type host:
Fulmarus glacialis glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761) [PROCELLARIDAE]
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Harrison, L. 1916. The genera and species of Mallophaga. Parasitology 9(1): 1-156 [63]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Is., Aust. Antarctic Terr., Heard Is.*.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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), 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), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), 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), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Thalassoica antarctica (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Antarctic Petrel; Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Antarctic Prion; Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE)] Blue Petrel; Daption capense (Linnaeus, 1758) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Cape Petrel; Pachyptila turtur (Kuhl, 1820) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Fairy Prion; Pterodroma macroptera (Smith, 1840) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Great-winged Petrel; Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck, 1835) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Short-tailed Shearwater; Pachyptila belcheri (Mathews, 1912) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Slender-billed Prion; Fulmarus glacialoides (A. Smith, 1840) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Southern Fulmar; Pterodroma (Pterodroma) lessonii (Garnot, 1826) [PROCELLARIIDAE] White-headed Petrel).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1960. The early literature on Mallophaga (part IV, 1787–1818). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 9(1): 1-61 pls 1-6 [4] (systematics, illustrations)
Kéler, S. von 1952. On some Mallophaga of Sea-Birds from the Tristan da Cunha Group and the Dyer Island. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 15(2): 204-238 [209] (distribution, illustrations)
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 |