Species Halipeurus pelagodromae Palma, 2011
- Halipeurus pelagodromae Palma, R.L. 2011. New taxa, new synonymies and new host records in the louse genus Halipeurus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) parasitic on petrels (Aves: Procellariiformes). Zootaxa 3017: 1-45 [11].
Type data:
Holotype MONZ ♂, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand.
Paratype(s) MONZ numerous specimens (also in NZAC and RLCP (L.C. Pilgrim Collection, 'housed in MONZ')), all from NZ and its subantarctic islands.
Introduction
Previously misidentified as Halipeurus pelagicus by many authors.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Also NZ and its subantarctic islands, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Gough Island
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Fregetta grallaria (Vieillot, 1818) [OCEANITIDAE] White-bellied Storm-Petrel; Pelagodroma marina (Latham, 1790) [OCEANITIDAE] White-faced Storm-petrel; Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl, 1820) [OCEANITIDAE] Wilson's Storm-petrel).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Edwards, R.L. 1961. Studies of the Philopteridae (Mallophaga) from the birds of the order Procellariformes [sic]. 1. The genus Halipeurus. Journal of Parasitology 47(1): 125-157 [155] (systematics, distribution, illustrations)
Fowler, J.A., Miller, C.J. & Cohen, S. 1984. Ectoparasite populations from breeding and wandering Storm Petrels. Bird Study 31(2): 126-130 (ecology)
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 [14] (Australian record)
Palma, R.L. 2011. New taxa, new synonymies and new host records in the louse genus Halipeurus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) parasitic on petrels (Aves: Procellariiformes). Zootaxa 3017: 1-45 [11]
Palma, R.L. & Barker, S.C. 1996. Phthiraptera. 81-247, 333-361 (App. I-IV), 373-393 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 26. Psocoptera, Phthiraptera, Thysanoptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing xiii 418 pp. [186]
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 | ||
| 28-Oct-2011 | 27-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Oct-2011 | 27-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Oct-2011 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |