Species Heterodoxus insulatus Clay, 1981
- Heterodoxus insulatus Clay, T. 1981. A report on a collection of lice (Boopidae: Phthiraptera) on Petrogale (rock wallabies). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 105: 65-78 [71].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♀ (J.H.Calaby 12.xi.1966), Magnetic Is., QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♂ ♀ (J.H.Calaby 12.xi.1966); BMNH 2♂ 2♀ (J.H.Calaby 12.xi.1966).Type locality references:
Barker, S.C. 1991. Taxonomic review of the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group (Phthiraptera: Boopiidae) from rock-wallabies with the description of three new species. Systematic Parasitology 19: 1-16 (for correction of identity of type host).Type host:
Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 [MACROPODIDAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 [MACROPODIDAE] Allied Rock-wallaby), sanguinivore.
General References
Barker, S.C. 1991. Evolution of host-parasite associations among species of lice and rock-wallabies: coevolution? (J.F.A. Sprent Prize Lecture, August 1990). International Journal for Parasitology 21: 497-501 (evolution of host associations)
Barker, S.C. 1991. Phylogeny of the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group (Phthiraptera: Boopiidae) from rock-wallabies (Marsupialia: Petrogale). Systematic Parasitology 19: 17-24 (phylogeny-morphological)
Barker, S.C. 1991. Taxonomic review of the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group (Phthiraptera: Boopiidae) from rock-wallabies with the description of three new species. Systematic Parasitology 19: 1-16 (taxonomy)
Barker, S.C., Briscoe, D.A., Close, R.L. & Dallas, P. 1991. Genetic variation in the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group (Phthiraptera): a test of Price's model of parasite evolution. International Journal for Parasitology 21: 555-563 (genetics)
Barker, S.C., Briscoe, D.A. & Close, R.L. 1992. Phylogeny inferred from allozymes in the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group of species (Phthiraptera: Boopiidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 411-422 (phylogeny-molecular)
Barker, S.C. & Close, R.L. 1990. Zoogeography and host associations of the Heterodoxus octoseriatus group and H. ampullatus (Phthiraptera: Boopiidae) from rock-wallabies (Marsupialia: Petrogale). International Journal for Parasitology 20: 1081-1087 (zoogeography and host associations)
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 |