Species Docophoroides brevis (Dufour, 1835)
- Philopterus brevis Dufour, L. 1835. Description et iconographe de trois espèces du genre Philopterus, parasites de l'albatros. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 4: 669-681 pl. 21 [674].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.Type host:
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Is.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1825 [DIOMEDEIDAE] Royal Albatross; Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758 [DIOMEDEIDAE] Wandering Albatross).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Clay, T. & Moreby, C. 1967. Mallophaga (biting lice) and Anoplura (sucking lice). Part 2: Keys and locality lists of Mallophaga and Anoplura. 10. pp. 157–196 in Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Antarctic Research Series. Washington D.C. : American Geophysical Union. (systematics, illustrations)
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 [13] (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 |