Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstracts

A revision of the genus Naubates (Insecta : Phthiraptera : Philopteridae)^*

Ricardo L. Palma¹ and Robert L. C. Pilgrim² 

¹ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, P.O. Box 467, Wellington, New Zealand.
² Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  Honorary Research Associate, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
^* University of Canterbury Snares Islands Expedition Paper 59.

Abstract   Ten species of the genus Naubates Bedford, 1930 are recognised, including two new species: N. (Guenterion ) ultimae n. sp. from Pterodroma ultima , and N. (Guenterion ) lessonii n. sp. from Pterodroma lessonii . The genus Naubates is subdivided into two subgenera: the subgenus Naubates sensu stricto containing three species, and the new subgenus Guenterion n. sg. containing seven species. Keys, together with measurements and illustrations, are provided to both male and female adults of all the species, including Naubates thieli Timmermann, 1965 which is illustrated for the first time. A key to the subgenera is also provided. A lectotype is designated for Lipeurus prioni Enderlein, 1908. The morphological relationships of Naubates species and their host distribution are discussed with respect to the current classification of their host taxa.

Keywords   Phthiraptera; Philopteridae; Naubates; revision; new taxa; lectotype; systematics

R00063 Received 8 December 2000; accepted 4 May 2001
Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 32, Number 1, March 2002, pp 7–60

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