Saemundssonia saolopacisphaeopodis saolopacisphaeopodis (Schrank, 

 1803) 



Pediaulus soolopacis-phaeopodis Schrank, 1803. Fauna Boica: 191. 

 DoGophovus hwneT'alis Denny, 1842. Mon. Anopl. Brit.: 45 and 88, 



pi. 5, fig. 7. 

 Docophorus rotundus Rudow, 1869. Beitr. Kenntn. Malloph. : 11. 

 Philopterus armatus Johnston and Harrison, 1912. Trans. N. Z. 



Inst. , 44: 370, figs. 7-10. 

 Docophorus viridiooZa Kellogg, 1914. Sci. Bull. Brooklyn Inst., 



2: 82, pi. 16, fig. 2. 

 Saemundssonia humeralis ameriaana Carriker, 1956. Florida Ent., 



39: 31, figs. 24-25. 

 Type host: Nimenius phaeopus (Linnaeus) — Whimbrel. 



Head without emarginate hyaline margin. Prothorax with 1 long 

 seta in each posterolateral angle; pterothorax with 18-24 long setae 

 on the posterior margin and a lateral spine-like seta on each side. 

 Two meso- and 2 metasternal setae on the sternal plate. Abdomen with 

 tergal plate II entire; III-XI divided medially. 



Peters (1936) reports this species from Florida, Massachusetts, 

 and South Carolina. 



Specimens Host 



2 9 . Icf Numenius phaeopus 

 2 slides 



1 slide 



Locality 



Phippsburg, Me. 

 Newbury, Mass. 



Rye.NH 



Date 



IX-9-1965 

 IX-13-1921 



IX-9-1933 



Collector 



H.Tyler 

 A. B. Fuller 

 (USNM) 

 L.R.Nelson 

 (USNM) 



Measurements: 5. s. saolopacisphaeopodis (Schrank, 1803) 



Male cT Female 9 



Head Length 

 Head Width 

 Pterothorax Width 

 Abdomen Length 

 Total Length 



.66 

 .69 

 .52 

 .82 

 1.87 



.73 



.85 



.61 



1.09 



2.25 



Saemundssonia stemae (Linnaeus, 1758) 



Pediaulus stemae Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., ed. 10: 612. 



Nirmus fomiaatus Olfers, 1816. De Veget...: 89. 



Docophorus 5-maaulatus Piaget, 1885. Les Pediculines, Supple- 

 ment: 9, pi. 1, fig. 10. 



Type host: Sterna hirundo Linnaeus — Common Tern. 



Other New England host : 

 Sterna dougallii Montagu — Roseate Tern. 



Head with anterior hyaline margin flattened; dorsal anterior 

 plate with anterior margin flattened or slightly concave, and projec- 

 ting beyond point of fusion of internal and marginal bands. Ptero- 

 thorax with 7-10 long setae on dorsal posterior margin, each side. 



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