Species Colpocephalum alecturae Price & Beer, 1964
- Colpocephalum alecturae Price, R.D. & Beer, J.R. 1964. Species of Colpocephalum (Mallophaga: Menoponidae) parasitic upon the Galliformes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 57(4): 391-402 [399].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, QLD.
Paratype(s) BMNH 4♂ 3♀ (one ♂ labelled as allotype); EFWM 2♂ ♀.Type host:
Alectura lathami lathami J.E. Gray, 1831
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Alectura lathami lathami Gray, 1831 [MEGAPODIIDAE] Australian Brush-turkey; Alectura lathami purpureicollis (Le Souef, 1898) [MEGAPODIIDAE] Australian Brush-turkey).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
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 |