Antarctophthirus mawsoni Harrison, 1937: 11, pl. 1, fig. 1. Hopkins 1949: 509; Ferris 1951: 73; Gressitt & Weber 1959: 447; King 1964: 137; Clay & Moreby 1967: 166; Clay & Moreby 1970: 220; Gressitt 1970: 329; Dailey & Brownell 1972: 543; Kim et al. 1975: 547; King 1983: 203; Kim 1988: 108; Durden & Musser 1994 a: 7; Durden & Musser 1994 b: 141; Barker 1996: 236; King 2005: 234.
Type host. Ommatophoca rossii Gray, 1844 —Ross seal.
Type locality. King George V Island, Antarctica.
Type specimen/s data. Holotype Ƥ (Catalogue number K. 64350) in the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (Australian Museum 2012).
Other hosts. None.
Geographic distribution. Antarctica and Southern Oceans.
Significant references. Durden & Musser (1994 a: 7, synonymy, hosts, distribution); Barker (1996: 236, taxonomy).
Remarks. Redescriptions of adults and descriptions of nymphal stages are needed.