Species Pelmatocerandra setosa (Giebel, 1876)
- Nirmus setosus Giebel, C.G.A. 1876. Diagnoses of some species of Mallophaga collected by the Rev. A. E. Eaton during the late Transit-of-Venus Expedition to Kerguelen's Island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 17: 388-389 [388] [full description in Giebel, C.G.A. 1879. Mallophaga. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168(extra volume): 250–257 pl. 14 [253]].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 639 ♂, Observatory Bay, Kerguelen Is.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♂ 2♀.Subsequent designation references:
Clay, T. 1958. A note on some Antarctic Mallophaga. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13 1: 250-256 pl. 4 [252].Type locality references:
Giebel, C.G.A. 1879. Mallophaga. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168(extra volume): 250-257 pl. 14 [254].Type host:
Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789)Secondary source:
Giebel, C.G.A. 1879. Mallophaga. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168(extra volume): 250-257 pl. 14.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Is., Macquarie Is.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Pelecanoides urinatrix (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Common Diving-petrel).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
Clay, T. 1958. A note on some Antarctic Mallophaga. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13 1: 250-256 pl. 4 [252] (systematics, illustrations, Australian record)
Green, R.H. & Palma, R.L. 1991. A list of lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) recorded from Tasmania. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 100: 1-43 [16] (Australian record)
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 |