Harrisoniella ferox (Giebel, 1867)

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Harrisoniella ferox (Giebel, 1867)

Lipeurus ferox Giebel, 1867: 195 .

Esthiopterum ferox (Giebel, 1867) ; Harrison 1916: 134 (as junior synonym of “ Esthiopterum diomedeae Fabricius ”).

“ Harrisoniella diomedeae ” Thompson, 1939: 210 (not Harrisoniella diomedeae (Fabricius, 1775)) . Harrisoniella ferox (Giebel, 1867) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952; 165.

Diomedicola irroratae Kéler, 1957b: 508 , figs 3C, 10C.

Harrisoniella irroratae (Kéler, 1957) ; Timmermann 1965: 95, figs 29B, 30C.

Harrisoniella ferox (Giebel, 1867) ; Palma & Pilgrim 1984: 149, figs 1–3, 7, 11, 15, 23.

Neotype ♂ in the South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, South Africa ( Palma & Pilgrim 1984: 150).

Type host: Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828) .

Galápagos host: Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883) .

Galápagos locality: Isla Española.

Galápagos references: Thompson (1939); Timmermann (1965); Palma & Pilgrim (1984: 150).

Other significant references: Kéler (1957b); Palma (1996: 187); Price et al. (2003: 188).

Material examined: 15 males, 23 females and 124 nymphs (8 samples, MONZ, NHML) .

Remarks: The association between Phoebastria irrorata and Harrisoniella ferox is unexpected, considering that H. ferox is otherwise found on species of the genus Thalassarche Reichenbach, 1853 , formerly placed as a subgenus of Diomedea Linnaeus, 1758 , and now also including Thalassogeron Ridgway, 1884 (see Palma & Pilgrim 1984: 163; Dickinson 2003: 72).

Genus Lipeurus Nitzsch, 1818

Lipeurus Nitzsch, 1818 . Germar’s Mag. Ent. 3: 292. Type species: Pediculus caponis Linnaeus, 1758 = Lipeurus caponis ( Linnaeus, 1758) (by subsequent designation).