Species Austrogoniodes hamiltoni Harrison, 1937
- Austrogoniodes hamiltoni Harrison, L. 1937. Mallophaga and Siphunculata. 2(1). 1-47 pls 1-3 in Johnston, T.H. (ed.). Scientific Reports, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914, series C - Zoology and Botany. Sydney : Government Printer. [18].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♂, The Nuggets, Macquarie Is.
Paratype(s) AM ♀ (labelled as allotype).Type host:
Eudyptes chrysocome (J.R. Forster, 1781)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Is., Heard Is.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Eudyptes chrysocome (Forster, 1781) [SPHENISCIDAE] Rockhopper Penguin; Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli Finsch, 1876 [SPHENISCIDAE] Royal Penguin).
Extra Ecological Information
Record of Austrogoniodes hamiltoni from Eudyptes pachyrhynchus on Macquarie Is. by <0066> [154] is the result of a misinterpretation of host identity (<0275> [29]); 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, illustrations, Australian records)
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 record)
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 |