Psittophagus ornatus (Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884)

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Psittophagus ornatus (Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884)

Pterolichus ornatus Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884a: 135 .

Pterolichus ornatus Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884f: 258 .

Pterolichus ornatus Trouessart & Mégnin, 1885a: 32 .

Pterolichus (Eupterolichus) ornatus .— Canestrini & Kramer 1899: 41; Rainbow 1906: 183.

Pterolichus ornatus .— Berlese 1897: 52; Favette & Trouessart 1904: 124; Radford 1953: 201, 1958: 135.

Psittophagus ornatus .— Gaud & Atyeo 1996a: 112, 1996b: 282; Mironov et al. 2003a: 283, 2003b: 186.

Host and locality in Australia: Callocephalon fimbriatum , Australia ( Mégnin & Trouessart 1884a, 1884f); many species of parrots, Australia ( Trouessart & Mégnin 1885a); C. fimbriatum, Nowra , New South Wales ( Mironov et al. 2003b); Papegais sp. , Australia ( Rainbow 1906).

Current name of host: Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum (Grant, 1803) ( Psittaciformes : Cacatuidae ). The name “ Papegais ” in Rainbow (1906) could refer to any species of parrot.

Unidentified specimens in this genus: Psittophagus sp.

Host and locality in Australia: Cacatua leadbeateri , in captivity, Germany ( Schmäschke et al. 2002), mites possibly of Australian origin.

Current name of host: Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri (Vigors, 1831) ( Psittaciformes : Cacatuidae ).