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Genus Halipeurus Thompson, 1936

  • Halipeurus Thompson, G.B. 1936. Three new genera of Mallophaga (Subfam. Esthiopterinae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 18: 40-43 [40].
    Type species:
     Lipeurus angusticeps Piaget, 1880 by original designation.
  • Synnautes Thompson, G.B. 1936. Three new genera of Mallophaga (Subfam. Esthiopterinae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 18: 40-43 [43] [introduced as a genus].
    Type species:
     Lipeurus pelagicus Denny, 1842 by original designation.
  • Anamias Timmermann, G. 1965. Die Federlingsfauna der Sturmvögel und die Phylogenese des procellariiformen Vogelstammes. Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturewissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 8(suppl.): 1-245 pls 1-12.

 

Introduction

Edwards (1961) recognised subgenera in Halipeurus and this arrangment was followed by Palma (1996: 184).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

  • Palma, R.L. 2011. New taxa, new synonymies and new host records in the louse genus Halipeurus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) parasitic on petrels (Aves: Procellariiformes). Zootaxa 3017: 1-45 [16]

 

Excluded Taxa

PHILOPTERIDAE: Halipeurus (Halipeurus) turtur Edwards, 1961 [recorded by Clay & Moreby (1970: 218) from Pachyptila desolata (Gmelin, 1789) is a misidentification of Halipeurus (Halipeurus) diversus (Kellogg, 1896), and is also a straggler or contaminant from a species of Puffinus (Palma in Palma & Barker, 1996)].

PHILOPTERIDAE: Halipeurus (Halipeurus) accentor Edwards, 1961 [recorded by Nelson (1969: 199) from Pterodroma nigripennis (Rothschild, 1893) is a misidentification (Palma in Palma & Barker, 1996)].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide coastal and oceanic.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Distribution References

  • Edwards, R.L. 1961. Studies of the Philopteridae (Mallophaga) from the birds of the order Procellariformes [sic]. 1. The genus Halipeurus. Journal of Parasitology 47(1): 125-157

General References

Barker, S.C. in Palma, R.L. & Barker, S.C. 1996. Phthiraptera. pp. 81-247, 333-361, 373-396 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 26. Psocoptera, Phthiraptera, Thysanoptera. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia

Clay, T. & Moreby, C. 1970. Mallophaga and Anoplura of subantarctic islands. Pacific Insects Monographs 23: 216-220

Edwards, R.L. 1961. Studies of the Philopteridae (Mallophaga) from the birds of the order Procellariformes [sic]. 1. The genus Halipeurus. Journal of Parasitology 47(1): 125-157

Nelson, B.C. 1969. Bird ectoparasites from Norfolk Island. The Australian Zoologist 15(2): 199-200