Apterygon mirum

Apterygon mirum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amblycera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Allotriocarida Classis: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Ordo: Psocodea Subordo: Troctomorpha Infraordo: Nanopsocetae Subinfraordinal group: Phthiraptera Superfamily group: Amblycera

Familia: Menoponidae
Genus: Apterygon
Species: Apterygon mirum

Name

• Apterygon mirum Clay, 1961
  • Authority for placement: objective (type species)
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Apterygon Clay, 1961
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BMNH 'slide no. 655' (with allotype female)
  • Type host: Apteryx mantelli, as Apteryx australis mantelli
  • Type locality: 'Opotiki, Bay of Penty, New Zealand' [NEW ZEALAND BP]
  • ZooBank: 8299F5CF-BDE4-4769-AAFB-D4290A5F30C1

References

Primary references

• Clay, T. 1961. A new genus and species of Menoponidae (Mallophaga, Insecta) from Apteryx. Annals and magazine of natural history (13) 3(33): 571–576, plate IX. DOI: 10.1080/00222936008651059 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 574, figs. 1-8 and plate IX]

Additional references

• Heath, A.C.G. 2010: A review of ectoparasites of Apteryx spp. (kiwi) in New Zealand, with new host records, and the biology of Ixodes anatis (Acari: Ixodidae). Tuhinga: records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 21: 147–159. ISSN: 1173-4337
• Tandan, B.K. 1972. The species of Apterygon (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera) parasitic on kiwis (Apteryx). New Zealand journal of science 15: 52–69. Online. Reference page.  [see p. 65, and figs. 3, 19, 31-42]