This species is recognized by the presence of weakly developed 

 occipital nodi, the subocular comb of setae preceded by only 1 or 2 

 medium setae, presternum with a single pair of median setae, margin of 

 metanotum with 10 long setae, metasternal plate with 8 to 10 setae, 

 female without inner anal setae, male with fewer than 8 anterior setae 

 on the majority of tergites II-VI, and female with abdominal tergites 

 II-VI having more than 3 anterior setae. 



Measurements 



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C-iconiphilus Tpeatiniventrn-s (Harrison, 1916) 



Menopon peatinatum Neumann, 1912 {nee Osborn, 1902). Arch. 



Parasit., Paris, 15: 368, fig. 15. 

 Colpoaephalum pectiniventre Harrison, 1916. Parasit., 9: 53 (nn 



for M. pectination Neumann, 1912). 

 Colpocephalum pectiniventre parvtm Blagoveshtchensky , 1948. Mag. 



Parasit., Leningr., 10: 269, fig. 7. 

 Type host: Domestic Goose. 

 New England hosts: 



Branta canadensis (Linnaeus) — Canada Goose. 



Branta bemicla (Linnaeus) — Brant. 



This species is distinguished from all others of the genus by the 

 presence of a very short seta as the 2nd seta from the margin of the 

 metanotum and on abdominal tergite I. This species is found only on 

 the subfamily Anserinae, the geese. 



Specimens Host 



Locality 



Date 



Collector 



1 cf 

 4 9 



Branta canadensis 

 Branta bemicla 



Newmarket, NH 

 Hampton, NH 



X-16-1964 — 

 XI-8-1964 B.Barrett 



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