Species Austromenopon elliotti Timmermann, 1954
- Austromenopon elliotti Timmermann, G. 1954. Vorläufige Übersicht über das Amblyceren-Genus Austromenopon Bedford, 1939 (Mallophaga). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 5(3/4): 195-206 [205].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1953–360 ♂, Gough Is., S Atlantic Ocean.
Paratype(s) BMNH 2♂ 2♀ (one ♀ labelled as allotype).Type host:
Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIDAE]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Is.*.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Common Diving-Petrel; Pelecanoides georgicus Murphy & Harper, 1916 [PROCELLARIIDAE] South Georgian Diving-Petrel).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
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)
Price, R.D. & Clay T. 1972. A review of the genus Austromenopon (Mallophaga: Menoponidae) from the Procellariiformes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 65(2): 457-504 [496] (systematics, 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 |