Open AccessTHE SPECIES OF STRIGIPHILUS (MALLOPHAGA: PHILOPTERIDAE) PARASITIC ON THE BARN OWLS, TYTO (TYTONIDAE)
Author(s) -
Clay Theresa
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1966.tb00671.x
Subject(s) - tyto , subspecies , biology , mallophaga , biological dispersal , barn owl , zoology , range (aeronautics) , ecology , predation , population , materials science , demography , composite material , sociology
Strigiphilus rostratus (Burmeister) is redscribed and a new species parasitic on Tyto alba (Scopoli) in Trinidad is described. The known distribution of these two species is given, and there is a discussion on the possible significance of this as evidence on the dispersal and relationships of Tyto species and their subspecies. It is emphasised that more material is required from Tyto throughout its range and especially from the Oriental and Australasian Regions.