Species Macropophila clayae Kéler, 1971
- Macropophila clayae Kéler, S. von 1971. A revision of the Australasian Boopiidae (Insecta: Phthiraptera) with notes on the Trimenoponidae. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 6: 3-126 [46].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC 1496/40 ♂, Maydena, TAS.
Paratype(s) ANIC 1505/54 ♂ ♀; ANIC 1518/1 ♂ ♀; BMNH 1496/41 ♂ (/53 ♂, BMNH 1518/4 ♂ ♀, BMNH 1518/6 ♂ ♀); ANIC 518/3 ♂ ♀; ANIC 518/5 ♂ ♀; BMNH 1496/42 ♂ ♀ (/53 ♂, BMNH 1518/4 ♂ ♀, BMNH 1518/6 ♂ ♀); BMNH 1505/51 ♂ (/53 ♂, BMNH 1518/4 ♂ ♀, BMNH 1518/6 ♂ ♀); BMNH 1505/52 ♀ (/53 ♂, BMNH 1518/4 ♂ ♀, BMNH 1518/6 ♂ ♀); BMNH 1505 ♀ (/53 ♂, BMNH 1518/4 ♂ ♀, BMNH 1518/6 ♂ ♀).Type host:
Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Tasmanian Pademelon), sanguinivore.
General References
Werneck, F.L. 1948. pp. 5–36 in Os Malófagos de Mammíferos. Parte I: Amblycera e Ischnocera (Philopteridae e parte de Trichodectidae). Revista brasileira de Biologia (Río de Janeiro). 243 pp. 431 figs. [24] (misidentified as Heterodoxus forcipatus)
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 |