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Host Ectoparasite Reference

Albatross, Light-mantled Sooty (Phoebetria palpebrata) Parapsyllus longicornis 42 Ixodes uriae 9 Albatross, Northern Royal (Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 32 Albatross, Royal (Diomedea epomophora) Feather Echinacarus rubidus 33 Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 41 Albatross, Southern Royal (Diomedea epomophora epomophora ) Flea Nosopsyllus fasciatus 40 Tick Ixodes uriae 9 Albatross, Wandering (Diomedeaexulans) Flea Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus 9 Ixodes auritulus group 53 Ixodes uriae 9 Bellbird (Anthornis melanura melanura) Exochojoubertia lobulata 53 Hemialges sp 53 Neodectes sp 53 Protalges australis antipodum 44 Bittern, Australasian (Botaurus poiciloptilus) Feather mite Protalges sp 53 Mite Haemolaelaps 1[= ] casalis 53 sylviarum 53 Blackbird (Turdus merula) Feather mite Analges sp 53 sp 54 Flea gallinae 41 42 42 Hippoboscid Ornithoica stipituri 35 Mite Haemolaelaps [ =A =Androlaelaps] casalis 51 Ornithonyssus bursa 54 53 Nasal mite Ptilonyssus euroturdi 8 Booby, Brown (Sula leucogaster plotus) Feather mite alloptes sp 53 Sulanyssus sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Booby Masked (BIue-faced) (Sula dactylatra personata) Feather mite Alloptes sp 53 Sulanyssus sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) Mite 54 Knemidocoptes [ =Cnedidocoptes] mutans 54 Knemidocoptes ] = Cnemidocoptes] pilae 49 Canary (Serinus canaria) Feather mite Analges sp 54 Proctophyllodes sp 54 Mite Sternostoma tracheacolum I Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) ) Feather mite Analges sp 54 Monojoubertia microphylla 54 Pteronyssoides sp 54 Flea 53 Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegata 54

From a dead Taken from the nest Not the typical host Closest to this

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Crake. Spotless (Porzana tabuensis pulmbea) Tick Ornithodoros capensis 35 Creeper, Brown (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) Feather mite analges sp 34 Pterodectes sp 34 Tick 53 Cuckoo, Shining Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 51 Ornithonyssussylviarum 54 Dotterel, Banded (Charadrius bicinctus bicintus) Feather mite Brephosceles constrictus 32 Dotterel, New- Zealand (Charadrius obscurus) Feather mite Brephoscels sp 53 Bychovskiata sp 53 Dove, Ring neck (Columba palumbus) Mite Demodes sp 30 Duck, Domestic (Anas boscas var) Tick longicornis 29 Duck, Grey (Anas superciliosa superciliosa) Nasal mite Rhinonyssus rhinolethrum 8 Tick Ixodes anatis 9 Duck, Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos) Feather mite Freyana sp 54 Flea Pygiopsylla hopliac 42 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 9 Duck, Muscovy (Carina moschata) Flea Pulex irritans 41 Duck, Wild (Anas sp) Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Falcon, New Zealand (Falco novaeseelandiae) Feather mite Protalges sp 53 Pseudoalloptinus sp 53 Fantail, North Island (Rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis) Feather mite Anhemialges sp 54 Hemialges sp 54 Ingrassiella sp 54 Pteronyssoides sp 54 Trouessartia sp 54 Flea Nosopsyllus fasciatus 42 Fantail. South Island (Rhipidurafuliginosa fuliginosa) Feather mite Anhemialges sp 34 17 34 Fernbird, Snares Island (Bowdleria punctata caudata) Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 42 Notiopsylla peregrinus 42 Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae 42 Finch, Fire (Lagonsticta senegala) Mite Sternostoma tracheacolum 54 Finch, Gouldian (Poephiia gouldiae) Mite Sternostoma tracheacolum 37 Fowl, Domestic (Gallus gallus domesticus) Feather mite Megninia cubitalis 50 Flea Cternocephalides canis 41 Ceratophyllus gallinae 41

This is a highly unusual record, as Demodex is not known to occur on birds, but the specimens which originally came lo Wallaceville. leave no doubt as lo the genus and do not represent any known (CDesch pers comm).

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Fowl, Domestic continued Mite Cytodites nudus 49 Dermanyssus gallinae 49 Knemidocoptes] =Cnemidocoptes] mutans 49 Laminosioptes cysticola 49 Neocnemidocoptes gallinae 36 Ornithonyssus bursa 54 Ornithonyssus sylviarum 49 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 29 Gannet, Australasian (Morus serrator) Feather mite Alloptes sp 53 Dubininia sp 53 Sulanyssus [= Freyana ] caputmedusae 45 Morinyssus simplex 53 Mite Suladectes hughesae antipodus 12 Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 53 Godwit (Limosa sp) Feather mite Scopusacarus sp 34 Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegata 54 Goose, Canada (Branta canadensis) Tick Ixodes anatis 9 Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) Feather mite Analges sp 53 Megninia sp 53 Mesalges sp 54 Proctophyllodes sp 34 Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 54 Gull (Larus sp) Mite Whartonacarus sp 53 Gull, Ked-hilled (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus) Feather mite Alloptes sp 54 Zachvatkinia sp 34 Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 41 Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 42 Nasal mite Turbinoptes strandtmanni 54 Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Ornithodoros capensis 54 Gull, Southern Black-hacked (Kelp Gull, Dominican Gull) (Larus dominicanus) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 54 Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Parapsyllus longicornis 32 Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris 42 Xenopsylla cheopis 54 Nasal mite Turbinoptes strandtmanni 8 Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Kaka, South Island (Nestor meridionalis meridionalis) Feather mite Pterolichusfavettei 46 Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) Feather mite Megninia androgyna 4 Mesalges lyurus 5 Protalges psittacinus 44 Flea Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris 42 Kea (Nestor notabilis) Feather mite Megninia androgyna 4 Protalges sp 54 Pterolichusfavettei 46 Flea Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris 42 Kingfisher, New Zealand (Halcyon sancta vagans) Nasal mite Tinaminyssus halcyonus 8

Given in Ramsay (1980) but not confirmed by references to other authors

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Kiwi, Brown (Apteryx australis) Feather mite Kiwialges phalagotrichus 15 kiwilichus delosikyus 15 Kiwi, Great Spotted (Apteryx haastii) Feather mite Kiwialges haastii 3 Kiwialges palametrichus 15 Kiwialges phalagotrichus 3 Kiwilichus cryptosikyus 3 Mite Guntheria (?apteryxi) 54 Kiwi, Little Spotted (apterys owenii) Feather mite Kiwialges palametrichus 15 Kiwialges phalagotrichus 15 Kiwi, North Island Brown (Apteryx australis mantelli) Feather mite Kiwialges palametrichus 16 Kiwialges phalagotrichus 3 Mite Guntheria [ = Derrickiella ] apteryxi 24 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 20 Ixodes anatis 9 Ixodes eudyptidis 53 Kiwi, South Island Brown (Apteryx australis australis) Feather mite Kiwialges phalagotrichus 3 Kiwilichus cryptosikyus 15 Kiwi, Stewart Island Brown (Apteryx australis lawryi) Feather mite Kiwialges palametrichus 15 Kiwialges phalagotrichus 53 Kiwilichus cryptosidyus 15 Flea Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris 42 Kokako, South Island (Callaeas cinerea cinerea) Feather mite Mesalges diaphanoxus 5 Magpie, Australian (Gymnorhina tibicen) Feather mite Pterodectes sp 54 Nasal mite Ptilonyssus cractici 8 Mollymawk, Black-browed (Diomedea melanophrys melanophrys) Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Ixodes uriae 28 Mollymawk, Buller's (Diomedea bulleri) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Echinacarus rubidus 33 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Notiopsylla peregrinus 42 Parapsyllus longicornis 42 Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae 42 Tick Ixodes urine 53 Mollymawk, Grey-headed (Diomedea chrysostoma) Feather mite Echinacarus rubidus 33 Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Parapsyllus longicornis 40 Tick Ixodes uriae 52 Mollymawk, New Zealand Black-browed (Diomedea melanophrys impavida) Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Parapsyllus longicornis' 40 Tick Ixodes uriae 53 Mollymawk, Salvin's (Diomedea cauta salvini) Feather mite Echinacarus rubidus 33 Flea Parapyllus magellanicus largificus 43 Tick Ixodes (?uriae) 39 Mollymawk, White-capped (Shy) (Diomedea cauta) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 53 Tick Ixodes uriae 10 Mollymawk, Yellow-nosed (Diomedea chlororhynchos) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 53 Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiea novaseelandiae) Feather mite Analges sp 54 Pandulara (?strigisoti) 53

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Myna, Common (Acridotheres tristis) Feather mite Analges sp 54 Analgopsis (?passerinus) 53 Proctophyllodes sp 54 Pteronyssoides (?truncatus) 54 Trouessartia (?rosteri) 54 Mite Ornithonyssus sylviarum 53 Owl, Little (Athene noctua) Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 41 Oystercatcher, South Island Pied (Haematopus ostralegus finschi) Feather mite Bychovskiata subcharadrii 54 Sokoloviana sp 54 Zachvatkinia sp 54 Parakeet, Antipodes Island (Cyanoramphus unicolor) Flea Notiopsylla enciari enciari 42 Notiopsylla kerguelensis tenuata 42 42 42 42 Parapsyllus nestoris antichthones 42 Parakeet, Chatham Island Ked-crowned (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae chathamensis) Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 42 Parapsyllus struthophilus 42 Parakeet, Kermadec (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cyanurus) Hippoboscid Ornithoica exilis 48 Parakeet, Red-crowned (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae novaezelandiae) Feather mite Protalges sp 53 Pseudoalloptinus sp 53 Flea Notiopsylla enciari enciari 42 Mite Knemidocoptes ] = Cnemidocoptes] pilae 54 Parakeet, Reischek's (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae hochstetteri) Flea Parapsyllus cardinis 42 Parapsyllus nestoris antichthones 42 Parakeet, Yellow-crowned (Cyanoramphus auriceps auriceps) Feather mite analges sp 53 Penguin, Blue (Eudyptula minor) Feather mite Ingrassia sp 34 Flea Parapsyllusjacksoni 41 Parapsyllus longicornis 41 Mite Eulaelaps sp 51 Haemolaelaps [ =Androlaelaps] pachyptilae 13 Liponyssoides eudyptulae 13 Tick Ixodes auritulus 54 Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Ixodes (?'kohlsi) 54 Penguin, Erect-crested (Eudyptes sclateri) Tick Ixodes uriae 9 Penguin, Fiordland Crested (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Ixodes uriae 9 Penguin, King (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Tick Ixodes auritulus 9 Ixodes uriae 9 Penguin, Rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome) Flea Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 41 Tick Ixodes uriae 9

The genus Haemolaelaps has a number of blood sucking species (Zumpt and Till 1956) and Haemolaelaps pachyptilae although currently taken only from bird nests (eg Domrow 1987; Fain and Galloway 1993) is likely to be haematophagous Related species in this genus eg Liponyssoides sanguineus (Hirst) are parasitic (Domrow 1987; T Galloway pers comm 1998), although nothing IS yet known about the feeding habits of L eudyptulae. Murray and Vestjens (1967) referred to this flea as Parapsyllus magellanicus heard,; it was synonymised by Smit (1987).

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Penguin, Royal (Eudyptes chrysolophus schlegeli) Flea Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Tick Ixodes uriae 28 Penguin, Snares Island (Eudyptes robustus) Tick Ixodes uriae IO Penguin, Yellow-eyed (Megadyptes (antipodes) Tick Ixodes uriae 9 Petrel, Black-bellied Storm ( Fregetta tropica) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Petrel, Black-winged ( Pterodroma nigripennis) Feather mite Connivelobus brevipes 53 Pterodectes sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Tick Ornithodoros capensis 35 Petrel, Chatham (Pterodroma axillaris) Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 42 parapsyllus mangerensis 33 Petrel, Common Diving (Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix) Flea 42 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Ixodes auritulus zealandicus 11 Ixodes eudyptidis 53 Petrel, Cook's (Pterodroma cookii) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Connivelobus brevipes 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Petrel, Greater Snow (Pagodroma nivea nivea) Flea Glaciopsyllus antarcticus 42 Petrel, Grey (Procellaria cinerea) Flea Notiopsylla enciari enciari 42 Notiopsylla kerguelensis tenuata 42 Parapsyllus cardinis 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Ixodes auritulus (?zealandicus) 53 Ixodes uriae 53 Petrel, Grey-backed Storm (Oceanites nereis) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis ssp 19 Petrel, Grey-faced (Pterodroma macroptera gouldi) Feather mire Zachvatkinia sp 34 Flea Parapsyllus jacksoni 42 Petrel, Kermadec (Pterodroma neglecta) Tick Ornithodoros capensis 35 Petrel, Magenta (Chatham Island Taiko) (Pterodroma magentae) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Petrel, Mottled (Pterodroma inexpectata) Flea Notiopsylla enciari enciari 42 Notiopsylla enciari regula 42 Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae 42 Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 42 Petrel, New Zealand White-faced Storm (Pelagodroma marina maoriana) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus jacksoni 42 Parapsyllus lynnae mariae 42 Tick Ixodes pterodromae 53

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Petrel, Northern Giant ( Macronectes halli) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 42 Tick Ixodes uriae 54 Petrel, Providence ( Pterodroma solandri ) Tick Ixodes pterodromae 53 Petrel, Pycroft's ( Pterodroma pycrofti) Feather mite connivelobus brevipes 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53

Petrel, Southern Giant (Macronectes giganteus) Flea Parapsyllus cardinis 41 Tick Ixodes uriae 28 Petrel, Subantarctic Diving (Pelecanoides urinatrix exsul) Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Notiopsylla kerguelensis tenuata 33 Parapsyllus cardinis 42 Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 42 Tick Ixodes pterodromae II

Petrel, Westland Black (Procellaria westlandica) Feather mite Microspalax sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Petrel, White-chinned ( Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis ) flea Parapsyllus cardinis 42 Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 34 Petrel. White-faced Storm (Pelagodroma marina) Flea Parapsyllus jacksoni 41 Petrel, White-headed ( Pterodroma lessonii ) Flea Notiopsylla enciarai enciari 42 Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Parapsyllus cardinis 41 Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 41 Tick Ixodes ( ?eudyptidis) 53 Ixodes uriae 28 Petrel. White-naped ( Pterodroma cervicalis ) Feather mite Alloptes ( ?phaetontis minor) 53 Brephosceles disjunctus 32 Brephosceles lunatus 32 Connivelobus brevipes 53 Zachvatkina sp 53 Pheasant, King-necked ( Phasianus colchicus) Feather mite Megninia (?ginglymura) 54 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 2 9 Pigeon (Columba sp) Mite Dermanyssus gallinae 54 Picicnemidocoptes laevis 36 Pigeon Cape (Daption capense capense ) Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 42 Pigeon. New Zealand ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) Feather mite Falculifer spinosus 47 Megninia scapularis 4 Mesalges oscinum 5 Neottialges sp 54 spilolichus sp 54 Pigeon, Rock (Columba livia) Feather mite Falculifer rostratus 21 Megninia cubitalis 21 Pterophagus strictus 21 Flea Nosopsyllus fasciatus 41 Nasal mite Tinaminyssus melloi 8 Pipit, Antipodes Island (Anthus novaeseelandiae steindachneri) Feather mite Proctophyllodes (?anthi) 53

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Pipit, New Zealand (Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae ) Plea Parapsyllus Iongicornis 42 Plover, Shore (Thinornis novaeseelandiae j Feather mite Alloptes sp 53 Bychovskiata thinorni 26 Grallobia sp 53 Prion (Pachyptila sp) Nasal Ptilonyssus sp 54 Tick Ixodes ( ?auritulus) 54 Prion, Antarctic (Pachyptila desolata banksi) j Flea Notiopsylla kergueIensis ssp 19 Tick lxodes pterodrormae 19 Prion, Antarctic (Kerguelen) (Pachyptila desolata desolata) Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Parapsyllus cardinis 41 Tick Ixodes pterodromae 38 Ixodes uriae 28 Prion, Broad-billed (Pachyptila vittata) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 42 42 42 Tick 54 Ixodes pterodromae 53 Prion, Fairy (Pachyptila turtur) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 54 Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 41 Notiopsylla enciari enciari 42 Notiopsylla enciari regula 42 41 42 Mite Haemolaelaps [ =Androlaelaps] pachyptilae 13 Liponyssoides eudyptulae 13 Tick Ixodes auritulus group 54 Ixodes auritulus zealandicus 10 Ixodes ( ?uriae) 54 Prion, Fulmar (Pachyptila crassirostris crassirosris) Flea Parapsyllus magellanicus largificus 33 Parapsyllus nestoris antichthones 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus 9 Prion, Salvin's (Pachyptila salvini salvini) Feather mite Ingrassia sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio meIanotus) Feather mite Grallolichus sp 31 Megniniella sp 34 Metanalges sp 34 Temnalges sp 31 Nasal mite Rallinyssus gallinule 8 Quail, Brown (Synoicus ypsilophorus) Feather mite Analges sp 53 Rail, Banded (Rallus philippensis assimilis)j Feather mite Megniniella sp 31 Metanalges sp 54 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 22 Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) Mite Ornithonyssus sylviarum 54 Robin, Black (Petroica traversi) Flea Parapsyllus struthophilus 54 Rook (Corvusfrugilegus) Feather mite Analges sp 53 Gabucinia sp 53 Rosella, Crimson (Platycerbus elengans) j Feather mite Pterolichus [ =Protolichus] chiragricus 7

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Saddleback, North Island (Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater) Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 53 Saddleback, South Island ( Philesturnus carunculatus carunculatus) Feat her mite analges sp 53 Pterodectes sp 53 Shag, Auckland Island (Leucocarbocolensoi) Flea Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 42 Tick Ixodes uriae 9 Shag, Black (Black Cormorant) (Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae) Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 41 Parapsyllus longicornis 41 Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Shag, Stewart Island, Bronze Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) Feather mite Dubininia sp 53 Microspalax sp 53 Pterodectes sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Nosopsyllus fasciatus 41 Parapsyllus magellanicus magellanicus 41 Shag, Campbell Island (Leucocarbo campbelli) Feather mite Dubininia sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Shag, Little (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris) Feather mite Michaelia sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Shag, Little Blakc (Little Black Cormorant) (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris ) Feather mite Dubininia sp 53 Michaelia sp 53 Shag. Macquarie Island ( Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens) Tick Ixodes uriae 28 Shag, Pied (Pied Cormorant) (Phalacrocorax varius varius) Feather mite Pterodectes sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Shag, Pitt Island (Stictocarbo featherstoni) Feather mite Scutomegninia chathamensis 27 Shag, Spotted (Stictocarbo puncatatus puncatatus) Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 42 Nasal mite Ptilonyssus sp 54 Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Ixodes jacksoni 23 Ixodes uriae 9 Ornithodoroscapensis 9 Shearwater, Flesh-footed (Puffinus carneipes) Feather mite Alloptes sp 53 Brephosceles sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus jacksoni 42 Mite Haemolaelaps [ =Androlaelaps] casalis 54 Shearwater, Fluttering (Puffinus gavia) Feather mite Brephosceles sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus jacksoni 42 Shearwater Hutton’s ( Puffinus huttoni) Feather mite Zachvatkinia s p 34 Flea Notiopsylla corynetes 42 Parapsyllus lynnae alynnae 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Shearwater, Sooty (Puffinusgriseus) Feather mite Bychovskiata s p 53 Microspalax sp 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Flea Notiopsylla enciari enciari 42 Notiopsylla enciari regula 42 Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42

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Shearwater, Sooty continued Flea Notiopsylla peregrinus 42 Parapsyllus jacksoni 41 Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus 9 Ixodes auritulus group 53 Ixodes auritulus zealandicus 10 Ixodes pterodromae 11 Ixodes uriae 52 Shearwater, Wedge-tailed (Puffinus pacificus pacificus) Flea Parapsyllusjacksoni 42 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis) Feather mite Calcealges (?yunkeri) 54 Trouessartia sp 34 Flea Ceretophyllus gallinae 54 Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegata 14 Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 54 Skua, Arctic (Stercorarius parasiticus) Feather mite Alloptes ( ?stercorarii) 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Skua, Brown (Subantarctic) (Catharacta skua lonnbergi) Tick Ixodes auritulus 9 Ixodes uriae 9 Skua, Long-tailed (Stercorarius longicaudus) Feather mite Zachvatkinia sp 53 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Feather mite Analges sp 54 Proctophyllodes (?anthi) 54 Pterodectes sp 54 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 29 Snipe, Antipodes Island (Coenocorypha aucklandica meinertzhagenae) Flea Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Parapsyllus cardinis 42 Snipe, Auckland Island (Coenocorypha aucklandica aucklandica) Tick Ixodes aurituIus 11 Ixodes auritulus group 53 Snipe, Chatham Island (Coenocorypha pusilla) Feather mite Protalges sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus longicornis 42 Parapsyllus lynnae mariae 42 Snipe, Snares Island (Coenocorypha aucklandica huegeli) Flea Parapsyllus lynnae lynnae 42 Snipe, Stewart Island (Coenocorypha aucklandica iredalei) Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Sparrow, Hedge ( Prunella modularis) Feather mite Analges sp 54 Proctophyllodes sp 54 Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 54 Parapsyllus struthophilus 42 Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegata 54 Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 54 Sparrow, House (Passer domesticus) Feather mite Analges sp 53 Mesalges sp 54 Proctophyllodes (?troncatus) 53 Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 41 Hippoboscid Ornithoica stipituri 54 Mite Dermanyssus gallintre 54 Haemolaelaps [=Androlaelaps] casalis 54 Ornithonyssus bursa 54 Ornithonyssus sylviarum 54 Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 29

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Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Feather mite Analgopsis passerinus 54 Proctophyllodes sp 54 Pteronyssoides truncatus 54 Trouessartia rosteri 54 Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 41 Mite Dermanyssus gallinae 49 Ornithonyssus bursa 49 Ornithonyssus sylviarum 54 Stilt, Black (Himantopus novaezelandiae) Feather mite Bychovskiata subcharadrii 34 Sokoloviana gracilis 34 Stilt, Australasian Pied (Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus Feather mite Bychovskiata subcharadrii 34 Sokoloviana gracilis 54 Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta Feather mite Hemialges sp 53 Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 53 Swallow, Welcome (Hirundo tahitica neoxena) Feather mite Pteronyssus sp 53 Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 54 Swan, Black (Cygnus atratus) Feather mite Freyana sp 53 Ingrassia sp 54 Takahe (Notornis) (Porphyrio mantelli) Feather mite Temnalges mesalgoides 31 Teal, Campbell Island (Anas aucklandica nesiotis) Flea Notiopsylla kerguelensis kerguelensis 42 Tern, Caspian (Sterna caspia) Feather mite Alloptes (?bisetatus) 53 Zachvatkinia sp 53 Tern Sooty (Sterna fuscata) Tick Ornithodoros capensis 35 Tern Whiskered (Chlidonias hybrida) Tick Ixodes eudyptidis 9 Tern, White-fronted (Sterna striata) Feather mite Zachvatkiniasp 34 Thrush, Song (Turdus philomelos) Feather mite Analges sp 53 Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae 54 Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegata 54 Mite Ornithonysus bursa 54 Nasal mite Ptilonyssus euroturdi 8 Tick Heamaphysalis longicornis 29 Tomtit, Chatham Island (Petroica macrocephala chathamensis) Flea Pagipsylla (?galliralli) 54 Parapsyllus struthophilus 54 Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 54 Tomtit North Island (Petroica macrocephala toitoi) Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegata 14 Tomtit, Snares Island (Petroica macrocephala dannefaerdi) Flea Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Tropicbird Red-tailed (Phaethon rubricauda) Feather mite AIloptes ( ?phaetontis minor) 53 AIloptes ( ?phaetontis simplex ) 53 Tick Ornithodoros capensis 53

Tui i (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) Feather mite Analges sp 53 Exochojoubertia lobulata 2 Hemialges sp 53 Neodectes sp 54 Pterodectes sp 53

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Turkey, Wild (Meleagris gallopavo) Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis 29 Warbler, Chatham Island (Gerygonealbofrontata) Feather mite Ingrassiella sp 53 Flea Parapsyllus struthophilus 34 Warbler, Grey (Gerygone igata) Feather mite Pterodectes sp 17 Trouessartia sp 17 Hippoboscid Ornithomya variegataa 6 Mite Ornithonyssus bursa 18 Ornithonyssus sylviarum 54 Weka (Gallirallus australis) Feather mite Megninia androgyna 45 Megninia elongata 45 Megninia gallinulae 4 Mesalges diaphanoxus 5 Weka, North Island ( GaIliraIIus australis greyi) Feather mite Grallobia sp 54 Proctophyllodinae 54 Pteralloptes sp 31 Nasal mite Rallinyssus (?gallinule) 54 Weka, Stewart Island (Gallirallus australis scotti) Flea Notiopsylla enciari regula 42 Parapsyllus valedictus 34 Tick Ixodes auritulus (?zealandicus) 53 Weka, Western (GalliraIIus australis australis) Flea Nosopsyllus fasciatusc 42 Pagipsylla galliralli 42 Parapsyllus nestoris nestoris 42 Parapsyllus valedictus 42 Tick Ixodes auritulus group 53 Wren, Stead’s Bush (Xenicus longipes variabilis) Feather mite Hemialges sp 53 Neodectes sp 53 (Emberiza citrinella) Feather mite Analges sp 34 Proctophyllodes sp 34 Hippoboscid Ornithomya avicularia 54 Ornithomya variegata 54 Nasal mite Ptilonyssus emberizae 8

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