Species Docophoroides simplex (Waterston, 1914)
- Eurymetopus simplex Waterston, J. 1914. On some ectoparasites in the South African Museum, Cape Town. Annals of the South African Museum 10(9): 271-324 [302].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAM ♂ ♀, locality unknown.Type host:
Diomedea melanophrys Temminck, 1828
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Island, Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard Island.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Thalassarche melanophris melanophris (Temminck, 1828) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Black-browed Albatross; Thalassarche chrysostoma (J.R. Forster, 1785) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Grey-headed Albatross; Phoebetria palpebrata (J.R. Forster, 1785) [DIOMEDEIDAE] Light-mantled Sooty 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. [161] (systematics, illustration, Australian record)
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 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 |