Species Holomenopon leucoxanthum (Burmeister, 1838)
- Menopon leucoxanthum Burmeister, H.C.C. 1838. Mallophaga. pp. 418–443 in, Handbuch der Entomologie Bd 2, Pt 1. Berlin : Enslin. [440].
Type data:
Neotype USNM ♀, Chao Chou, Ping-tung Hsien, Taiwan (as Formosa).Subsequent designation references:
Price, R.D. 1971. A review of the genus Holomenopon (Mallophaga: Menoponidae) from the Anseriformes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 64(3): 633-646 [635].Type host:
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 [HIRUNDINIDAE] - Menopon albofasciatum Piaget, E. 1880. Les Pédiculines. Essai Monographique. Leide : E.J. Brill xxxix 714 pp. pls 1-56. [496].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 528a ♂, locality unknown.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 2♀.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. 1949. Systematic notes on the Piaget collections of Mallophaga. - Pt I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 2: 811-838, 895-921 [818].Type host:
Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Price, R.D. 1971. A review of the genus Holomenopon (Mallophaga: Menoponidae) from the Anseriformes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 64(3): 633-646 [635]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Is.*.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus (Latham, 1790) [ANATIDAE] Black Swan; Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838) [ANATIDAE] Hardhead; Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 [ANATIDAE] Mallard; Anas (Anas) superciliosa Gmelin, 1789 [ANATIDAE] Pacific Black Duck; Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) [ANATIDAE] Plumed Whistling-Duck; Tadorna radjah (Lesson, 1828) [ANATIDAE] Radjah Shelduck; Dendrocygna (Dendrocygna) arcuata (Horsfield, 1824) [ANATIDAE] Wandering Whistling-Duck).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Humphreys, P.N. 1975. Wet-feather associated with Holomenopon leucoxanthum in a duck. Veterinary Record 97: 96-97 (association with 'wet feather' disorder)
Price, R.D. 1971. A review of the genus Holomenopon (Mallophaga: Menoponidae) from the Anseriformes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 64(3): 633-646 [635] (systematics, illustrations, 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 | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |