LaemobothHon lunai Tendeiro, 1958. Publ. Cult, da 



Diam. Comp. Angola 40: 99, figs. 16 and 17. 

 Laemobothrion tulesohkovi Bechet, 1961. Stud. Cere. 



Biol. 12: 220, fig. 2a, b. 

 Type host: Buteo buteo (Linnaeus). 



New England hosts: 

 Pandion hatiaetus (Linnaeus) — Osprey. 

 Aquila chvysaetos (Linnaeus) — Golden Eagle. 



This species differs from L. tinnunouli (Linnaeus) as follows: 

 Head with flatter anterior margin; prominent lateral preocular swell- 

 ings; fine short seta adjacent to very long seta on latero-dorsal temple 

 region. Gular plate anteriorly with 2-6 short to medium setae on each 

 side. Sitophore sclerite of hypopharynx with 2 large holes. Prothorax 

 with patch of short setae along anterior ventral margin. Prosternal 

 plate with 1-6 short setae on each lateroanterior portion, in addition 

 to a minute anterior seta. 



No records of this species being taken in New England are known. 



Laemobothrion tinnunouli (Linnaeus, 1758) 



Pedieulus tinnunouli Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., ed. 10: 612. 

 Niimu^ hasticeps Olfers, 1816. De Veget. et Anim. Corp. 



in Corp. Anim. Reper. Comment.: 87. 

 Liotheum hastioeps Nitzsch, 1818, Germar's Mag. Ent. 3: 302. 



(nn for P. tinnunouli Linnaeus, 1758). 

 Laemobothrium hastipes Burmeister, 1838. Handb. Ent. 2: 442. 

 Laemobothrium latioolle Denny, 1942. Mon. Anopl. Birt.: 



203 and 239, pi. 23, fig. 4. 

 Nirmus albioillae Denny, 1952. List Brit. Animals in Brit. 



Mus., pt. II, Anopl.: 39. (nn for L. latioolle Denny, 1842). 

 Physostomum longetarsatum Piaget, 1895. Tijdschr. Ent. 38: 101. 

 Laemobothrium intermedium McGregor, 1917. Ent. News, 28, 434, 



pi. 28, figs. 2 and 5. 

 Laemobothrion aquab Ansari, 71955. Proc. 7th Pak. Sci. Conf. 



(Sect. Biol.): 57. (Also described as n. sp. in Ind. J. 



Ent. 17: 400 and 18: 437). 

 Laemobothrion semicirculus Carriker, 1961. Nov. Cien. Mus. 



Hist. Nat. LaSalle 28: 39, fig. 41. 

 Type host: Falco tinnunoulus Linnaeus — Kestrel. 

 New England hosts: 



Falco oolumbarius Linnaeus — Pigeon Hawk. 



Falco sparverius Linnaeus — Sparrow Hawk. 



Head with somewhat rounded anterior margin; reduced lateral pre- 

 ocular swellings. A pair of adjacent long setae on laterodorsal temple 

 region. No setae on the gular plate. Sitophore sclerite of hypopharynx 

 with 2 small holes. Prothorax with only a few short setae along the 

 anterior margin; prosternal plate somewhat flattened anteriorly, with 

 only one short seta on each side. 



No published records of this species being taken in New England are 

 known. 



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