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Genus Perineus Thompson, 1936

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Genus Perineus Thompson, 1936

  • Perineus Thompson, G.B. 1936. Three new genera of Mallophaga (Subfam. Esthiopterinae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 18: 40-43 [41] [authorship discussed by Palma, R.L. & Pilgrim, R.L.C. 1988. A revision of the genus Perineus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(4): 563–586 [1987] (564)].
    Type species:
     Lipeurus nigrolimbatus Giebel, 1874 by original designation.
    Compiled from secondary source:
     Palma, R.L. & Pilgrim, R.L.C. 1988. A revision of the genus Perineus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(4): 563-586 [1987].

 

Distribution

States

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


Extra Distribution Information

Southern hemisphere, Galápagos Ils, north Pacific Ocean, north Atlantic Ocean.


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), Macquarie Island Province (24), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)

Distribution References

  • Palma, R.L. & Pilgrim, R.L.C. 1988. A revision of the genus Perineus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(4): 563-586 [1987]