Species Trabeculus hexakon (Waterston, 1914)
- Giebelia hexakon Waterston, J. 1914. On some ectoparasites in the South African Museum, Cape Town. Annals of the South African Museum 10(9): 271-324 [291].
Type data:
Holotype SAM ♂, South Atlantic Ocean.
Paratype(s) SAM 4♀.Type host:
Procellaria aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Macquarie Is., Aust. Antarctic Terr.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Pterodroma (Cookilaria) nigripennis (Rothschild, 1893) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Black-winged Petrel; Puffinus carneipes Gould, 1844 [PROCELLARIIDAE] Flesh-footed Shearwater; Pterodroma (Cookilaria) leucoptera (Gould, 1844) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Gould's Petrel; Procellaria (Adamastor) cinerea Gmelin, 1789 [PROCELLARIIDAE] Grey Petrel; Ardenna tenuirostris (Temminck, 1835) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Short-tailed Shearwater; Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Sooty Shearwater; Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) [PROCELLARIIDAE] Wedge-tailed Shearwater; Procellaria (Procellaria) aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1758 [PROCELLARIIDAE] White-chinned Petrel).
Extra Ecological Information
Feather-feeder.
General References
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 [20] (Australian records)
Timmermann, G. 1959. Taxonomie und hospitale Verbreitung der Mallophagengattung Trabeculus Rudow, 1866. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 19: 485-502 [487] (systematics, host associations, illustrations)
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 |