Species Megapodiella parkeri Price & Emerson, 1984
- Megapodiella parkeri Price, R.D. & Emerson, K.C. 1984. A new species of Megapodiella (Mallophaga: Philopteridae) from the Mallee Fowl of Australia. Florida Entomologist 67(1): 160-163 [161].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA ♀, Zoo, Adelaide, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA 7♂ 16♀ (paratype series split between SAMA, USNM, EFWM, OSUS, FSCA); USNM 7♂ 16♀ (paratype series split between SAMA, USNM, EFWM, OSUS, FSCA); EFWM 7♂ 16♀ (paratype series split between SAMA, USNM, EFWM, OSUS, FSCA); OSUS 7♂ 16♀ (paratype series split between SAMA, USNM, EFWM, OSUS, FSCA); FSCA 7♂ 16♀ (paratype series split between SAMA, USNM, EFWM, OSUS, FSCA).Type host:
Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840 [MEGAPODIIDAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), 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), 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), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840 [MEGAPODIIDAE] Malleefowl).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
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 |