Austromenopon pinguis (Kellogg, 1896)

Palma, Ricardo L. & Peck, Stewart B., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands </ strong>, Zootaxa 3627 (1), pp. 1-87 : 15

Austromenopon pinguis (Kellogg, 1896) sensu lato New record

Colpocephalum pingue Kellogg, 1896a: 144 , pl. 12, fig. 5.

Procellariphaga pinguis (Kellogg, 1896) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 299.

Austromenopon pingue (Kellogg, 1896) ; Timmermann 1965: 166.

Austromenopon pinguis (Kellogg, 1896) ; Price & Clay 1972: 490, figs 10–12.

Lectotype ♀ in EMEC ( Price & Clay 1972: 490).

Type host: Phoebastria albatrus (Pallas, 1769) .

Galápagos host: Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883) .

Galápagos locality: Isla Española.

Galápagos reference: This paper.

Other significant references: Timmermann (1965: 166); Price & Clay (1972); Palma (1996: 118); Price et al. (2003: 92).

Material examined: 14 males, 12 females and 2 nymphs (5 samples, MONZ) .

Remarks: This is the first record of Austromenopon pinguis from the Galápagos Islands, and is also a new hostlouse association. The material examined from Phoebastria irrorata differs in some features from typical A. pinguis . However, we do not consider such differences to justify naming a new taxon; hence we qualify the population from Phoebastria irrorata as “ sensu lato ”. Austromenopon pinguis has been recorded from most species of small albatrosses (listed as species of Diomedea by Price et al. 2003: 92).