Species Austrogoniodes brevipes (Giebel, 1876)
- Goniodes brevipes Giebel, C.G.A. 1876. Diagnoses of some species of Mallophaga collected by the Rev. A. E. Eaton during the late Transit-of-Venus Expedition to Kerguelen's Island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 17: 388-389 [389] [full description in Giebel, C.G.A. 1879. Mallophaga. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168(extra volume): 250–257 pl. 14 [254]].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 642 ♀, Swain's Bay, Kerguelen Is.Type locality references:
Giebel, C.G.A. 1879. Mallophaga. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168(extra volume): 250-257 pl. 14 [255].Type host:
Aptenodytes patagonicus J.F. Miller, 1778 [SPHENISCIDAE]Secondary source:
Giebel, C.G.A. 1879. Mallophaga. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168(extra volume): 250-257 pl. 14.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Is.*, Macquarie Is.*, Aust. Antarctic Terr.*; host record only.
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Aptenodytes patagonicus Miller, 1778 [SPHENISCIDAE] King Penguin).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Clay, T. 1967. Mallophaga (biting lice) and Anoplura (sucking lice). Part 1: Austrogoniodes (Mallophaga) parasitic on penguins (Sphenisciformes). 10. pp. 149–155 in Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Antarctic Research Series. Washington D.C. : American Geophysical Union. [151, 154] (systematics, distribution)
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 | |
| 18-Apr-2016 | PHILOPTERIDAE | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |