Megalodectes major (Trouessart, 1885)

Proctophyllodes (Pterodectes) major Trouessart, 1885c: 78 .

Pterodectes major .— Berlese 1897: 83.

Alloptes major .— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 115; Rainbow 1906: 186; Cleland 1922: 100; Radford 1953: 213.

Megalodectes major .— Park & Atyeo 1971: 71.

Host and locality in Australia: Menura superba, Australia (Trouessart 1885c; Canestrini & Kramer 1899; Cleland 1922).

Current name of host: Superb Lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 ( Passeriformes: Menuridae).