and not united. Penis undeveloped. Genital region of female with 

 sternites VIII and IX fused into a single large plate; lateral margin 

 of vulva smoothly convex with corona of fine setae. 



This genus has been reviewed by Carriker (1954a) and Emerson and 

 Pratt (1956). 



Dennyus dubius (Kellogg, 1896) 



Nitzsahia dubius Kellogg, 1896. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci, 



pi. 73, fig. 6. 

 Type host: Chaetura pelagiaa (Linnaeus) — Chimney Swift. 



540, 



Kellogg (1896) described this species from specimens collected in 

 Kansas. It has also been reported from Massachusetts, Maryland, New 

 York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia by Peters (1936); 

 from North Carolina by Brimley (1938); from Quebec by Whitehead (1954) 

 and Emerson and Pratt (1956) have seen specimens of this species from 

 Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, 

 Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, 

 Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. 



Chaetura pelagiaa 



Locality 



Liberty Hill, Conn. 

 Newcastle, Me. 

 Mt .Jefferson, Mass . 

 N.Eastham, Mass. 



Durham, NH 

 II II 



Date 



Collector 



V-20-? MCZ 

 VIII-23-1948 S.C. Raven 

 VIII-18-1871 MCZ 

 VIII-1-1929 



VIII-2-1921 

 VIII-9-1964 



O.L.Austin 

 (USNM) 

 P.R.Lowry 

 A.C.Borror 



This is the only species of the genus found in New England; there- 

 fore, the description of the genus is sufficient to determine this 

 species . 



Measurements : 



2 d 



2 9 



EIDMANIELLA 



Eidmaniella Keler, 1938a. Ann. Mus . Zool. Polon, 13: 

 Type species: Menopon brevipalpe Piaget, 1880. 



81. 



Head about twice as broad as long; laterodorsal margin of forehead 

 with a narrow preocular slit. Pouch-like cavity between laterodorsal 

 and lateroventral margins of preantennal region roofed over distally by 



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