Measurements: L. limosella paschalis Timmermann, 1954b 

 (from Timmermann, 1954b) 



d ? 



Head Length .39 - .40 .36 - .40 



Head Width .29 - .32 .29 - -32 



Abdomen Width .36 - .47 .41 - .47 



Total Length 1.55 - 1.56 1.39 - 1.60 



Specimens Host Locality Date Collector 



l9 , 2cf Limosa haemastiaa Plum Island, Mass. X-31-1964 U.S.Dept.of 



Interior 



The female was infested with a Laboubeniales fungus on the abdomen. 

 Measurements: L. limosella paschalis 



2 cT 1 9 



Head Length . 39 . 39 .39 



Head Width .30 .28 .30 



Abdomen Width .43 .43 .48 



Total Length 1.54 1.53 1.53 



Lunaceps nvmenii phaeopi (Denny, 1842) 



Nirmus phaeopi Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 54 and 144, pi. 10, 



fig. 7. 

 Nirmus phaeopodis Giebel, 1874. Insecta Epizoa: 166. 

 Nirmus trimaoulatus Piaget, 1880. Les Pediculines: 174, pi. 14, 



fig. 8. 



Degeeriella oliveri Johnston and Harrison, 1912. Trans. N. Z. 



Inst. , 44: 367, fig. 3. 



Type host: Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus) — Whimbrel. 



Timmermann (1954b) places this species in the Numenius group, and 

 the numenii-phaeopi subgroup of the Lunaceps complex, which is charac- 

 terized by pararaeres being equally curved (sabre-shaped) . 



Specimens Host Locality Date Collector 



11 9 , 10 a" Numenins phaeopus Phippsburg, Me. IX-9-1965 H.Tyler 



Measurements: Lunaceps numenii phaeopi (Denny, 1842) 



^ d 8 9 



Range Average Range Average 

 Total Length 1.71 - 1.90 (1.81) 1.86 - 2.07 (1.98) 



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