Species Pectinopygus turbinatus (Piaget, 1890)

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• Oncophorus turbinatus Piaget, E. 1890. Quelques pédiculines nouvelles. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 33: 223-259 8 pls [233].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 344 ♂, locality unknown.

  Type locality references:

  Timmermann, G. 1964. Gruppen-Revisionen bei Mallophagen. VII. Die Pectinopygus-Arten der Grosskormorane (Gen. Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760 s. str.). Mitt. Hamb. Zool. Mus. Inst. (Kosswig special issue). 272-284 pl. 9 [280] (for comment on authenticity of type host).

  Type host:

   Xenorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800)

  Secondary source:

   Clay, T. 1973. The species groups of Pectinopygus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 29(4): 203-223 pls 1-3 [222].
• Pectinopygus (Philichthyophaga) macquariensis Harrison, L. 1937. Mallophaga and Siphunculata. 2(1). 1-47 pls 1-3 in Johnston, T.H. (ed.). Scientific Reports, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914, series C - Zoology and Botany. Sydney : Government Printer. [34].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM K64382 ♀, Macquarie Is.

  Type host:

   Leucocarbo atriceps (Brandt, 1837)

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Timmermann, G. 1964. Gruppen-Revisionen bei Mallophagen. VII. Die Pectinopygus-Arten der Grosskormorane (Gen. Phalacrocorax Brisson, 1760 s. str.). Mitt. Hamb. Zool. Mus. Inst. (Kosswig special issue). 272-284 pl. 9 [280]

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Macquarie Is.

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Leucocarbo atriceps (Brandt, 1837) [PHALACROCORACIDAE] Macquarie Shag; Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens (Brandt, 1837) [PHALACROCORACIDAE] Macquarie Shag).

Extra Ecological Information

Feather-feeder.

General References

Clay, T. & Moreby, C. 1967. Mallophaga (biting lice) and Anoplura (sucking lice). Part 2: Keys and locality lists of Mallophaga and Anoplura. 10. pp. 157–196 in Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Antarctic Research Series. Washington D.C. : American Geophysical Union. [162] (systematics, illustrations)

Watson, K.C. 1967. The terrestrial Arthropoda of Macquarie Island. ANARE Scientific Reports Series B(1) Zoology 99: 1-90 pls 1-12 [73] (Australian record)

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