Austromenopon paululum ( Kellogg & Chapman, 1899 )

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 : 14-15

Austromenopon paululum ( Kellogg & Chapman, 1899) New record

Menopon paululum Kellogg & Chapman, 1899: 119 , pl. 8, fig. 2.

Procellariphaga paulula ( Kellogg & Chapman, 1899) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 299.

Austromenopon piekarskii Timmermann, 1963b: 417 , fig. 9.

Austromenopon paululum ( Kellogg & Chapman, 1899) ; Price & Clay 1972: 494, fig. 34.

Lectotype ♀ in EMEC ( Price & Clay 1972: 496).

Type host: Puffinus opisthomelas Coues, 1864 .

Galápagos host: Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789) .

Galápagos locality: Isla Santa Cruz.

Galápagos reference: This paper.

Other significant references: Timmermann (1963b); Timmermann (1965: 171); Price & Clay (1972); Palma (1996: 117); Price et al. (2003: 92).

Material examined: 2 males (1 sample, MONZ) .

Remarks: This is the first record of Austromenopon paululum from the Galápagos Islands. Puffinus griseus is a regular visitor to the Galápagos Islands ( Harris 1989: 59). Austromenopon paululum has been recorded from a number of Puffinus species ( Price et al. 2003: 92).