Goniodes gigas

Overview & Synopsis

Goniodes gigas (Taschenberg, 1879) Goniocotes gigas Taschenberg, 1879: 104, pl. 1: fig. 10. Goniocotes gigas Taschenberg, 1879; Harrison 1916: 81. Stenocrotaphus gigas (Taschenberg, 1879); KÉler 1939: 125, figs 67–68. Goniodes gigas (Taschenberg, 1879); Clay 1940b: 33, figs 21–22. Goniocotes gigas Taschenberg; Roman-Bolelli 1947: 6. Goniodes gigas (Taschenberg, 1879); Hopkins & Clay 1952: 154. Goniocotes gigas Taschenberg, 1842 [sic]; Tagle 1953: 99. Goniocotes gigas Taschenberg, 1842 [sic]; Tagle 1966: 123. Goniocotes gigas (Taschenberg, 1842) [sic]; Alcaíno & Gorma 1999: 14. Goniodes gigas (Taschenberg, 1879); González-Acuña et al. 2009: 182. Goniodes gigas (Taschenberg, 1879); Martín-Mateo 2009: 45, fig. 11A. Types presumed lost (see Palma 2017: 28). Type host: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson, 1760. Chilean host: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson, 1760. Other hosts: Guttera edouardi (Hartlaub, 1860); Guttera plumifera (Cassin, 1857); Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758). Chilean locality: Chillán: Region XVI. Geographic distribution: All continents, except Antarctica. Chilean references: Roman-Bolelli (1947); Tagle (1953); Tagle (1966); Alcaíno & Gorma (1999); González-Acuña et al. (2009). Other significant references: KÉler (1939); Clay (1940b); Price et al. (2003: 184); Martín-Mateo (2009). Remarks: Goniodes gigas was introduced to Chile and other countries by human agency with chickens.