Goniocotes gallinae ( De Geer, 1778 )

Gonza ́ Lez-Acun, Daniel A. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2021, An annotated catalogue of bird lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from Chile, Zootaxa 5077 (1), pp. 1-151 : 70

Goniocotes gallinae ( De Geer, 1778)

Ricinus gallinae De Geer, 1778 b: 79 , pl. 4: fig. 15.

Philopterus (Goniodes) hologaster Nitzsch, 1818: 294 . Unnecessary nomen novum for Ricinus gallinae De Geer, 1778 .

Goniocotes gallinae De Geer, 1778 [sic]; Harrison 1916: 81 (as junior synonym of Goniocotes hologaster Nitzsch ).

Goniocotes hologaster ( Nitzsch, 1818) ; KÉler 1939: 135, figs 72–73.

Goniocotes gallinae Retzius [sic]; Roman-Bolelli 1947: 6.

Goniocotes gallinae ( De Geer, 1778) ; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 147.

Goniocotes hologaster Nitzsch, 1838 [sic]; Tagle 1953: 99.

Goniocotes hologaster Nitzsch, 1838 [sic]; Tagle 1966: 123.

Goniocotes hologaster Nitzsh, 1838 [sic]; Alcaíno & Gorma 1999: 14.

Goniocotes gallinae ( De Geer, 1778) ; González-Acuña et al. 2009: 182.

Goniocotes gallinae ( De Geer, 1778) ; Palma 2017: 116.

Neotype in NHML (see Clay & Hopkins 1954: 242).

Type host: Gallus gallus ( Linnaeus, 1758) .

Chilean host: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson, 1760 .

Other hosts: Caloperdix oculeus (Temminck, 1815) ; Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 .

Chilean localities: Chimbarongo: Region VI; Chillán: Region XVI.

Geographic distribution: All continents, except Antarctica.

Chilean references: Roman-Bolelli (1947); Tagle (1953); Tagle (1966); Alcaíno & Gorma (1999); González-Acuña et al. (2009).

Other significant references: KÉler (1939); Clay & Hopkins (1954: 242, figs 29–31); Emerson (1956: 67: pl. 2); Palma (1996: 179); Price et al. (2003: 181); Martín-Mateo (2009: 32, figs 5B, 7); Palma (2017).

Remarks: Goniocotes gallinae was introduced to Chile and other countries by human agency with chickens.