Philopterus fusoicollis (Burmeister, 1838) 



Docophorus fusoicollis Burmeister, 1838. Handb. Ent . , 2: 425. 

 Type host: Lanius exaubitor Linnaeus — Northern Shrike. 



I have no information on this species of Philopterus 

 Specimens Host Locality Date 



1 slide Lanius exaubitor Duxbury , Mass. 

 1 slide " " Groton, Mass. 

 1 slide " " Rye, NH 



Collector 



11-22-1927 A. Peters, Jr. 

 (USNM) 



XI-11-1939 

 X-26-1934 



Wharton-Mason 

 (USNM) 

 L.R.Nelson 

 (USNM) 



Philopterus fus coventralis (Osborn, 1896) 



Docophorus fusao-ventralis Osborn, 1896. Bull. U. S. Bur. Ent. 



(n. s.), 5: 221. 

 Type host: Contopus virens Linnaeus — Eastern Wood Pewee. 



Head longer than wide with hyaline margin indented medially; 

 dorsal anterior plate large, projecting as a spine-like point pos- 

 teriorly to a point midway between the antennae; temporal lobes 

 rounded; occiput nearly straight. Prothorax small, sides diverging 

 slightly. Pterothorax widening rapidly; posterodorsal margin with a 

 row of long setae. Abdomen oval. 



Aside from Osborn's (1896) original description, 1 have found no 

 records of the recovery of this species in the United States. 



Philopterus hamatus (Packard, 1870) 



Docophorus hamatus Packard, 1870. Amer. Nat., 4: 94, pi. 1, 



fig. 7. 



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



I have been unable to find anything more than the original des- 

 cription of this species which is as follows: 



. . .white and has a large triangular head with a very 

 narrow prothorax, not much more than 1/2 as wide as 

 the head; the abdomen is rounded oval, while the 

 trabeculae are very long and hooked. 



Specimens Host 



Locality 



Date 



Collector 



1 slide Plectrophenax nivalis New Haven, Conn. 1-24-1936 R.C.Morrill 

 1 slide " " Duxbury, Mass. 11-22-1927 A. Peters, Jr. 



1 slide 

 1 slide 



Springfield, Mass . 1863 

 Kittery Pt. , Me. II-7-1908 



(USNM) 



MCZ 



MCZ 



129 



