Species Lipeurus caponis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Poultry Wing Louse
- Pediculus caponis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [614].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 4930 ♂, Great Britain.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1950. The early literature on Mallophaga (part I. 1758–1762). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 1(3): 221-272 pls 1-2 [263].Type locality references:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1950. The early literature on Mallophaga (part I. 1758–1762). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 1(3): 221-272 pls 1-2 [263].Type host:
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lipeurus variabilis Burmeister, H.C.C. 1838. Mallophaga. pp. 418–443 in, Handbuch der Entomologie Bd 2, Pt 1. Berlin : Enslin. [434].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 2488 ♂, Great Britain.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1950. The early literature on Mallophaga (part I. 1758–1762). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 1(3): 221-272 pls 1-2 [263].Type locality references:
Clay, T. & Hopkins, G.H.E. 1950. The early literature on Mallophaga (part I. 1758–1762). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 1(3): 221-272 pls 1-2 [263].Type host:
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clay, T. 1938. A revision of the genera and species of Mallophaga occurring on Gallinaceous hosts. Part I. Lipeurus and related genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London B 108: 109-204 pls 1-14 [111]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced.
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): Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Common Pheasant; Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) [NUMIDIDAE] Helmeted Guineafowl; Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) [PHASIANIDAE] Red Junglefowl).
General References
Clay, T. 1938. A revision of the genera and species of Mallophaga occurring on Gallinaceous hosts. Part I. Lipeurus and related genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London B 108: 109-204 pls 1-14 [111] (systematics, illustrations)
Johnston, T.H. & Harrison, L. 1912. A list of Mallophaga found on introduced and domesticated animals in Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 17-22 [17, 18] (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 | |
| 18-Apr-2016 | PHILOPTERIDAE | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |