Austromenopon nigropleurum (Denny, 1842) 



Menopon nigro-pleurim Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 200 and 



224, pi. 20, fig. 1. 

 Type host: Alca tarda Linnaeus — Razorbill. 



Austromenopon species from the Alcidae have many of the dorsal 

 head setae spine-like (Clay, 1959). The Razorbill is an infrequent 

 bird off the coast of New England in the winter months and this species 

 could be collected in New England. 



Austromenopon phaeopodis (Schrank, 1802) 



Pediculis phaeopodis Schrank, 1802. Brief e Naturhistorischen, 

 physikalischen und oekonomischen Inhaltes an Herrn Nau. 

 Erlangen: 361. 

 Menopon ambiguum Nitzsch, 1874. In Giebel, Insecta Epizoa: 295. 

 Type host: Nunenius phaeopus (Linnaeus). 



Specimens Host Locality Date Collector 



3? Numenius phaeopus Phippsburg, Me. IX-9-1965 H. Tyler 



Measurements : 3 ? 



Head Length 

 Head Width 

 Prothorax Width 

 Metathorax Width 

 Abdomen Length 

 Abdomen Width 

 Total Length 



Clay (1959) has erected a neotype of this species and gives an 

 excellent figure of it. 



Austromenopon squatarolae Timmermann, 1954c 



Austromenopon squatarolae Timmermann, 1954c. Bonn. Zoll. Beitr. 



5: 199. 

 Type host: Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus) — Black-bellied 



Plover. 



Timmermann (1954c) gives the following measurements: 



Head Length Total Length 



0.25 1.35 



0.28 1.85 



The types of this species were collected in California in 1939. 



Austromenopon transversun (Denny, 1842) 



Menopon transversum Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 201 and 226, 



pi. 21, fig. 7. 

 Menopon ridibundis Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 201 and 227, 



pi. 20, fig. 3. 



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