Species Austrogoniodes cristati Kéler, 1952
- Austrogoniodes cristati 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 [230].
Type data:
Holotype SAIMR 1321/1/2 ♂, Tristan da Cunha.
Paratype(s) BMNH 13♂ 11♀; ZMB 3♂ 2♀.Type host:
Eudyptes chrysocome (J.R. Forster, 1781)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Is., Macquarie Is.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Eudyptes sclateri Buller, 1888 [SPHENISCIDAE] Erect-crested Penguin; Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt, 1837) [SPHENISCIDAE] Macaroni Penguin; Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, 1781) [SPHENISCIDAE] Rockhopper Penguin; Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli Finsch, 1876 [SPHENISCIDAE] Royal 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. [152, 154] (systematics, distribution)
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 [11] (Australian records)
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 |