Described by Carriker (1956) from a single female collected in 

 Kansas. It is the only published record of this species. I have not 

 collected this species in 25 examinations of the Black-capped 

 Chickadee. 



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Bruelia nebulosa (Burmeister, 1838) 



Nirmus nebulosa Burmeister, 1838. Handb . Ent., 2: 429. 

 Docophorus ochroleuous Nitzsch, 1874. In Giebel , Insecta Epizoa: 



Bruelia ohitlatiyar Ansari, 1956. Indian J. Ent., 17: 395. 

 Type host: Sturmus vulgaris Linnaeus — Starling. 



A lightly sclerotized species. Premarginal carina interrupted 

 medially; temples rounded with 1 long seta on each side; trabeculae 

 short, transparent, not reaching to the end of the 1st antennal segment, 

 occipital margin almost straight. Prothorax with sides curved, a short 

 seta in each posterolateral angle. Pterothorax with 5 long setae on 

 each side on the posterodorsal margin. 



This is a very common parasite of the starling. I have examined 56 

 starlings from various localities in New England and have found Bruelia 

 nebulosa on 33 of these birds. 



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Bruelia nivalis (Giebel, 1874) 



Nirmus nivalis Giebel, 1874. Insecta Epizoa: 140. 



Type host: Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus) — Snow Bunting. 



I have no information concerning this species of Mallophaga. 



Bruelia omatissima (Giebel, 1874) 



Nirmus omatissimus Giebel, 1874. Insect Epizoa: 144. 



Nirmus illustris Kellogg, 1896. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 6: 494, 



pi. 67, fig. 4. 

 Type host: Agelaius phoeniaeus (Linnaeus) — Red-winged Blackbird. 



Head truncate, very slightly convex in front with 2 or 3 very 

 short indistinct marginal hairs; trabeculae small and weak; temporal 

 margin with 2 bristles and a weak hair; antennae with segment I color- 

 less, others dark brown; occipital margin straight. Prothorax with 

 flatly rounded sides and rounded posterior angles each with 1 small 

 seta; anterior angles with a dark brown blotch. Pterothorax with 5 

 weak setae in each lateral 4th of the posterior margin; small black 

 linear blotches in the anterior angles. Abdomen elongate with posterior 

 angles of segments projecting slightly, pointing backward and each with 

 2 setae; lateral bands narrow, black; large median brown blotches on 

 segments I-VII nearly crossed by a transverse linear colorless space. 



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Although 1 did not find Bruelva omatvssrma on the Red-winged, I 



found it to be a common parasite of the Crackle, Quisaalus quisoula 

 (Linnaeus). I have made 40 examinations of this bird, all from New 

 Hampshire. 



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