Myrsidea pricei Clay, 1966 



Myrsidea prioei Clay, 1966. Bull. Brit. Mus . (N. H.), Ent., 17: 



351, figs. 31 and 49. 

 Type host: Hylociahla guttata (Pallas) --Hermit Thrush. 



This species is very similar to M. inaerta but generally individuals 

 tend to be slightly larger and can be separated by the first 2 tergites 

 convex and produced posteriorly. The outer tergocentral setae of VII 

 and VIII in the male are half the length of those in M. inaerta and 

 the setae of pleurite VIII are longer. 



Specimens Host Locality Date Collector 



1 9 Hylociahla guttata Albany, NH VIII-4-1964 J.E.K. 



Myrsidea quadrifasaiata (Piaget, 1880) 



Menopon quadri fas datum Piaget, 1880. Les Pediculines: 440, 



pi. 35, fig. 6. 

 Type host: Passer domestiaus (Linnaeus) — House Sparrow. 



I could find no records of this species being collected in the 

 United States. 



Myrsidea quadrimaaulata (Carriker, 1902) 



Colpoaephalum quadrimaculatum Carriker, 1902. J. N. Y. Ent. Soc, 



10: 223, pi. 21, fig. 4. 

 Type host: Loxia aurvirostra Linnaeus — Red Crossbill. 



Described from a single male collected in Nebraska in 1901. There 

 appear to be no published records of its collection in the United States 

 since that time. Carriker (1902) says that it is readily recognized by 

 the bold blackish bands on the ventral surface of the thorax, which 

 show nearly as plainly from above as below. 



Measurements of Type Male: 



Head Length .27 



Head Width .41 



Abdomen Width .49 



Total Length 1.17 



Myrsidea ridulosa (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) 



Menopon ridulosum Kellogg and Chapman, 1899. Occ. Pap, Calif. 



Acad. Sci., 6: 135, pi. 9, fig. 4. 

 Type host: Dendroiaa petechia (Linnaeus) — Yellow Warbler. 



The species was described from specimens collected in California. 

 The only other record is from Utah, Stanford, 1932. 



Myrsidea rustiaa (Giebel, 1874) 



Menopon rusticum Giebel, 1874. Insecta Epizoa: 288. 

 Nitzsohia femuralis Kistiakowsky , 1926. Zool. Anz., 68: 10, 



fig. 1. 

 Type host: Hirundo rustiaa Linnaeus — Barn Swallow. 



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