Austromenopon transversum Denny 1842 ...
Austromenopon transversum (Denny, 1842) (Figs 3 b, 4b) Menopon transversum Denny, 1842: 201, 226, pl. 21, fig. 7. Austromenopon transversum (Denny, 1842); Price et al. 2003: 93. Type host: Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) —Black-legged kittiwake. Material examined (n = 47). Ex Larus argentatus Pont...
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| Summary: | Austromenopon transversum (Denny, 1842) (Figs 3 b, 4b) Menopon transversum Denny, 1842: 201, 226, pl. 21, fig. 7. Austromenopon transversum (Denny, 1842); Price et al. 2003: 93. Type host: Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) —Black-legged kittiwake. Material examined (n = 47). Ex Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763: 5 ♂, 11♀, 3N, Jazan Fish Market (16o54'12''N, 42o32'40''E), 24 Nov. 2012. Ex Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934: 4 ♂, 6♀, 1N, Jazan Fish Market (16o54'9''N, 42o32'40''E), 23 Nov. 2012. Ex Larus michahellis Naumann, 1840: 4 ♂, 7♀, 6N, Jazan Coast (16o56'22''N, 42o32'35''E), 12 Dec. 2013. Remarks: Species of the genus Austromenopon are parasitic on members of three bird orders, including Charadriiformes (Price et al. 2003: 90). The best available revision of the species from Charadriiformes is by Clay (1959). Specimens of Austromenopon are usually found on body feathers and near the host skin. Austromenopon transversum (Figs 3 b, 4b) is the species which parasitizes most species of gulls in different ... : Published as part of Al-Ahmed, Azzam, Shobrak, Mohammed & Nasser, D., 2014, Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Red Sea gulls with new host-parasite records, pp. 567-576 in Zootaxa 3790 (4) on page 570, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/230438 ... |
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