Species Austromenopon pinguis (Kellogg, 1896)
- Colpocephalum pingue Kellogg, V.L. 1896. New Mallophaga, I, - with special reference to a collection made from maritime birds of the Bay of Monterey, California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2 6: 31-168 pls 2-15 [144].
Type data:
Lectotype EMUC -100d ♀, Bay of Monterey, California.Subsequent designation references:
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 [490].Type host:
Diomedea albatrus Pallas, 1769 [DIOMEDEIDAE]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Is.*, Macquarie Is.*.
IBRA
Tas, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), 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), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Diomedea melanophrys Temminck, 1828 [DIOMEDEIDAE] Black-browed Albatross; Diomedea chrysostoma J.R. Forster, 1785 [DIOMEDEIDAE] Grey-headed Albatross; Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Light-mantled Sooty Albatross; Diomedea cauta Gould, 1841 [DIOMEDEIDAE] Shy Albatross; Diomedea chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789 [DIOMEDEIDAE] Yellow-nosed Albatross).
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 [5] (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 [490] (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 |