Craspedorrhynchus ameri.canus Emerson, 1960 



Craspedorrhynchus amerioanus Emerson, 1960. Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Wash., 73: 40, figs. 9, 13, and 17. 

 Type host: Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin) — Red-tailed Hawk. 



In the males there are 14 or fewer long setae on the posterior 

 margin of the pterothorax; abdominal sternite VI with a sparse row of 

 setae; abdominal tergite II with more than 14 long setae and abdominal 

 tergite VIII with 8 long setae. The females with the posterior mar- 

 gin of the pterothorax with 12 long setae; the posterior margin of the 

 vulva with 10 medium length setae and the posterior margin of tergite 

 VIII with 14 long setae. 



Emerson (1960) records this species from Mississippi, Wisconsin, 

 Utah, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York and New Jersey. 



Specimens Host Locality Date Collector 



7 ? , Icf Buteo jamaicensis Lincoln, Me. X-28-1935 W.J.Clayton 



109 , 5 0* " " " " X-24-1940 W.J.Clayton 



1 slide " " Richmond, Mass. X-27-1925 BMS 



1 slide " " Winchester, NH IX-25-1933 L.R.Nelson 



(USNM) 



Craspedorrhynchus aquilinus (Denny, 1842) 



DoGophorus aquilinus Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 46 and 81, 



pl. 2, fig. 7. 

 Docophorus chrysophthalmi Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 46 and 



99, pl. 2 fig. 3. 

 Philopterus triangulifer Gervais, 1844. Hist. Nat. Ins. 3: 342, 



pl. 49, fig. 4. 

 Docophorus orbicularis Rudow, 1870. Z. ges. NatWiss., 35: 460. 

 Docophorus pictus Giebel, 1874. Insecta Epizoa: 74. 

 Type host: Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus) — Golden Eagle. 



The Golden Eagle is not a common New England bird. 



Specimens Host Locality Date Collector 



2 9 , 2 rf , 



9 imm. Aquila chrysaetos Goffstown, NH X-23-1961 Lacaillade 



Craspedorrhynchus buteonis (Packard, 1870) 



Docophorus buteonis Packard, 1870. Amer. Nat., 4: 93, pl. 1, 



fig. 3. 

 Type host: Buteo lineatus (Gmelin) — Red-shouldered Hawk. 



In the males there are 4 long setae on the thoracic sternal plate 

 between coxae II and III; genital sternal plate with 5 long setae on 

 each side in indentations and median setae on the genital plate are 

 present. The females have the posterior margin of tergite VIII with 12 

 long setae and the posterior central margin of abdominal sternite III 

 with 20 long setae. 



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