Species Goniodes macrocephalus (Taschenberg, 1882)
- Goniocotes macrocephalus Taschenberg, O. 1882. Die mallophagen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der von Dr. Meyer gesammelten Arten systematisch bearbeitet. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 44(1): 1-244 pls 1-7 [87].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♂ ♀ (probably lost), locality unknown.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 J.E. Gray, 1831 [MEGAPODIIDAE] Australian Brush-turkey).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Kéler, S. von 1939. Baustoffe zu einer Monographie der Mallophagen. II. Teil: Überfamilie der Nirmoidea (1). Nova Acta Leopoldina N.F. 8(51): 1-254 pls 1-4 [118, 119] (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 | |
| 18-Apr-2016 | PHILOPTERIDAE | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |