1984

• Palma, R.L. & Pilgrim, R.L.C. 1984. A revision of the genus Harrisoniella (Mallophaga: Philopteridae). New Zealand journal of zoology 11(2): 145–166. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1984.10423754 Reference page. 

2000

• Palma, R.L. 2000: The species of Saemundssonia (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from skuas (Aves: Stercorariidae). New Zealand journal of zoology 27(2): 121–128. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518217 Reference page. 
• Delgado, J.A. & Palma, R.L. 2000. Taxonomic review of the genus Orchymontia (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). New Zealand Entomologist 22(1): 23–32. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.1999.9722052 Reference page. 

2001

• Perez, J.M. & Palma, R.L. 2001. A new species of Felicola (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from the endangered Iberian lynx: Another reason to ensure its survival. Biodiversity and Conservation 10(6): 929-937. DOI: 10.1023/A:1016688529572 Reference page. 

2002

• Palma, R.L. & Pilgrim, R.L.C. 2002. A revision of the genus Naubates (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 32(1): 7–60. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9517683 Reference page. 

2003

• Tennyson, A.J.D., Palma, R.L., Robertson, H.A., Worthy, T.H. & Gill, B.J. 2003. A new species of kiwi (Aves, Apterygiformes) from Okarito, New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Museum 40: 55–64. Reference page. 

2004

• Palma, R.L. & Price, R.D. 2004. Apterygon okarito, a new species of chewing louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Okarito brown kiwi (Aves: Apterygiformes: Apterygidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 31(1): 67–73. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2004.9518361 . Reference page. 

2007

• Palma, R.L., Dalgleish, R.C. & Price, R.D. 2007. Niethammerella Eichler, a senior synonym of Kaysius Price & Clayton (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae). Zootaxa 1521: 67–68. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page. 

2008

• Price, R.D., Johnson, K.P. & Palma, R.L. 2008. A review of the genus Forficuloecus Conci (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1859: 49–62. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

2010

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• Palma, R.L. & Price, R.D. 2010: The species of Myrsidea Waterston (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from the Galápagos Islands, with descriptions of new taxa. Tuhinga 21: 135–146. PDF Reference page. 
• Delgado, J.A. & Palma, R.L. 2010. A revision of the genus Podaena Ordish (Insecta: Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 2678: 1-47. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2678.1.1 . Reference page. 
• Gill, B.J., Bell, B.D., Chambers, G.K., Medway, D.G., Palma, R.L., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., & Worthy, T.H. 2010. Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica. 4th ed. Te Tapa Press, Wellington, New Zealand: 500 pp. ISBN 978-1-877385-59-9. ResearchGate Reference page. 

2011

• Palma, R.L. 2011. Obituary. Robert Louis Cecil Pilgrim. 26 August 1921 – 7 April 2010. New Zealand Entomologist 34(1): 83–85. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2011.9722215 (PDF.) Reference page. 
• Palma, R.L. 2011: New taxa, new synonymies and new host records in the louse genus Halipeurus (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) parasitic on petrels (Aves: Procellariiformes). Zootaxa 3017: 1–45. Preview Reference page. 
• Valim, M.P. & Palma, R.L. 2011. Georgeiella, a new name for the louse genus Hopkinsiella Clay and Meinertzhagen, 1939 (Phthiraptera, Philopteridae), junior homonym of Hopkinsiella Baba, 1938 (Opisthobranchia, Goniodorididae). Zootaxa 3038: 59–60. Preview Reference page. 

2012

• Buckley, T.R., Palma, R.L., Johns, P.M., Gleeson, D.M., Heath, A.C.G., Hitchmough, R.A. & Stringer, I. 2012. The conservation status of small or less well known groups of New Zealand terrestrial invertebrates. New Zealand Entomologist 35(2): 137–143. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2012.686319 . Reference page. 
• Palma, R.L. 2012. Three new species of the louse genus Saemundssonia (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Zootaxa 3478: 38–48. Preview Reference page. 
• Valim, M.P. & Palma, R.L. 2012. Redescriptions of two species and descriptions of three new species of the louse genus Bizarrifrons Eichler, 1938 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Zootaxa 3273: 28–50. Preview Reference page. 

2013

• Pérez, J.M., Sánchez, I. & Palma, R.L. 2013. The dilemma of conserving parasites: the case of Felicola (Lorisicola) isidoroi (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) and its host, the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus). Insect Conservation and Diversity 6(6): 680-686. DOI: 10.1111/icad.12021 Reference page. 
• Valim, M.P. & Palma, R.L. 2013. Three new species of the genus Philopteroides Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae) from New Zealand. ZooKeys 297: 71-89. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.297.5118 Reference page. 
• Palma, R.L. & Peck, S.B. 2013. An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands. Zootaxa 3627(1): 1–87. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3627.1.1 Reference page. 

2015

• Heath, A.C.G., Palma, R.L., Cane, R.P. & Hardwick, S. 2015. ALLEN C.G. HEATH, RICARDO L. PALMA, RACHEL P. CANE & SCOTT HARDWICK (2011) CHECKLIST OF NEW ZEALAND TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDAE, ARGASIDAE). Zootaxa, 2995: 55–63. (ERRATUM) Zootaxa 4021(4): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.4.11. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Palma, R.L. 2015. A new species of the genus Anatoecus (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from the black swan, Cygnus atratus. New Zealand Entomologist 38(2): 142–148. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2015.1011770 Reference page. 
• Palma, R.L. 2015. The correct type hosts and designation of a lectotype for the louse Nirmus triangulatus alpha (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). New Zealand Entomologist 38(2): 149–155. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2015.1043068 Reference page. 
• Valim, M.P. & Palma, R.L. 2015. A new genus and two new species of feather lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from New Zealand endemic passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Zootaxa 3926(4): 480–498. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3926.4.2. Reference page. 

2016

• Sychra, O., Kolencik, S. & Palma, R.L. 2016. Three new species of Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from New Zealand passerines (Aves: Passeriformes). Zootaxa 4126(3): 397–410. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.3.5 Reference page. 

2017

• Heath, A.C.G. & Palma, R.L. 2017. A new species of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) from seabirds in New Zealand and Australia, previously misidentified as Ixodes eudyptidis. Zootaxa 4324(2): 285–314. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.2.3. Reference page. 

2018

• Palma, R.L. 2018. Confirmation of the identity of the type host of the louse Halipeurus fallacis (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Zootaxa 4407(1): 135–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.1.10 Reference page. 

2019

• Gustafsson, D.R., Bush, S.E. & Palma, R.L. 2019. The genera and species of the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017). Zootaxa 4615(2): 252–284. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2 Reference page.