Rl. Palma, FIRST RECORDS OF MARSUPIAL LICE (INSECTA, PHTHIRAPTERA, BOOPIIDAE) ONA BRUSHTAILED ROCK WALLABY FROM NEW-ZEALAND, New Zealand journal of zoology, 23(2), 1996, pp. 161-164
Two species of boopiid lice arerecorded from a wild brushtailed rock w
allaby (Petrogale penicillata penicillata (Gray, 1825)) from Kawau Isl
and, New Zealand. They are Heterodoxus ampullatus Keler, 1971 and Boop
ia notafusca Le Souef, 1902. These are the first identified records of
marsupial lice from New Zealand, and P. penicillata penicillata is a
new host record for B. notafusca. This new host record is discussed an
d evaluated.