The Mallophaga of New England Birds James Edward Keirans Jr
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University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository Doctoral Dissertations Student Scholarship Spring 1966 THE MALLOPHAGA OF NEW ENGLAND BIRDS JAMES EDWARD KEIRANS JR. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation Recommended Citation KEIRANS, JAMES EDWARD JR., "THE MALLOPHAGA OF NEW ENGLAND BIRDS" (1966). Doctoral Dissertations. 834. https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/834 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 67—163 KEIRANS, Jr., James Edward, 1935— THE MALLOPHAGA OF NEW ENGLAND BIRDS. University of New Hampshire, Ph.D., 1966 E n tom ology University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan THE MALLOPHAGA OF NEW ENGLAND BIRDS BY JAMES E.° KEIRANS, -TK - A. B,, Boston University, i960 A. M., Boston University, 19^3 A THESIS Submitted to The University of New Hampshire In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Graduate School Department of Zoology June, 1966 This thesis has been examined and approved. May 12i 1966 Date ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to express my thanks to Dr. James G. Conklin, Chairman, Department of Entomology and chairman of my doctoral committee, for his guidance during the course of these studies and for permission to use the facilities of the Entomology Department. My grateful thanks go to Dr. Robert L. Blickle for his kindness and patience in allowing me to gain a small portion of his knowledge of medical entomology and insect taxonomy. To the other members of my committee, Dr. Wilbur Bullock, Dr. Albion R. Hodgdon, Dr. Lorus J. Milne, and Dr. Paul Schaefer, my sincere thanks for their generous help and encouragement. I cannot individually thank here all those who contributed their time in collecting the vast numbers of birds necessary for a study of this kind. However, I must acknowledge the special assistance of Burdett Barrett who collected many of the Anseriform and Charadriiform birds and Arthur H. Mason who continues to amaze me with his ability to spot birds. To Dr. A. Edmund Brower, my thanks for allowing me to use his personal Mallophaga collection. To Dr. K. C. Emerson, my grateful appreciation for allowing me to examine the Mallophaga collection at the National Museum and for his personal kindness to my wife and me during our visits to Washington, D. C. Lastly, to my wife, my heartfelt thanks for her numerous sacrifices and untiring assistance. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.............................................. 1 SYSTEMATIC S ............................................... 3 METHODS AND MATERIALS...................................... 5 KEY TO THE SUBORDERS AND FAMILIES OF MALLOPHAGA OF NEW ENGLAND BIRDS...................................... 10 FAMILY LAEMOBOTHRIIDAE..................................... 11 LAEMOBOTHRION............................. 12 L. atrum................................................ 13 L. maximum................. Ik L. tinnunculi................................... 16 KEY TO THE NEW ENGLAND MENOPONIDAE..................... 17 AC TORNITHOPHILUS.......................................... 20 A. ~bicolor...................................... 21 A. flumineus............................................. 22 A. hoplopteri maculosus................................... 23 A. limarius.......................................... ... 23 A. ocellatus............................................. 2k A. ochraceus............................................. 25 A. paludosus............................................. 26 A. pediculoides........... 27 A. piceus lari ...................................... 28 A. piceus piceus......................................... 29 A. salulosus...... 31 A. stictus........ 32 A. totani................................................ 32 A. umbrinus........... 33 AMYRSIDEA................................................. 36 A. megalosoma....... 37 AUSTROMENOPON............................................. 39 A. aegialitidis. ........................................ ^0 A. alpinum............................................... 40 A. atrofulvum............................................ kl A. corporosum................. k2 A. durisetosum........................................... *4-3 A. merguli............................................... ^3 A. nigropleurum.......................................... UU A. phaeopodis....... UU ii A. squatarolae....................... ^5 A. transversum........................................... k6 A. uriae...................... *4-6 BQNOMIELLA................................................ U8 B. colunibae.............................................. k9 CICONIPHILUS.............................................. 50 C. dLecimfasciatus ................................... 51 C. melanophi............................................. 53 C. pectiniventris........................................ 53 COLPOCEPHALUM............................................. 55 C. brachysomum...................................... 57 £■ fla-vescens.............................. 58 C. nanum................................................. 59 0 . turbinatum............................................ 6l £. zerafae............................................... 62 CUCULIPHILUS.............................................. 6k C. decoratum............................................. 65 C. alternatus....... 65 DEHtraUS.................................................. 66 D. dubius................................................ 67 EIDMAIMIELLA......................................... 69 E. brevipalpis........................................... 70 E. pustulosa............................................. 70 EUREUM........................................... 71 E . ewingi.................................... 73 HOHORSTIELLA. ........................................... 7^ H. lata.................................................. 75 HOLOMENOPON............................................... 76 H. clypeilargum................................ 77 H. leucoxanthum. ....................................... 77 H. loomisil.............................................. 77 H. lunarium ........................................ 78 H. transvaalense......................................... 79 KURODAJA........................... 80 iii K. acadieae............................................. 8l K. flammei.............................................. 8l K. fulvofasciata......................................... 82 K. haliaeeti............................................ 83 K. magna.................................. 83 K. painei............................................... 8k MACHAER ILAEMCJS................................................ 86 M. americanus. ........................ *............ 87 M. coirrplexus............................................. 87 M . maestus .................. 87 M. malleus............ 89 M. melospizae..................... 90 MEHACANTHUS............ 91 M. alaskensis. ........................... 92 M. autocapillus.......................................... 92 M. annulatus............................................. 93 M. camelinus............................................. 93 M. chrysophaeus.......................................... 9^ M. colaptis.............................................. 95 M. cornutus.............................................. 95 M. pal.lidulus............................................ 95 M. expansus.............................................. 96 M. meniscus.............................................. 96 M. mutabilis........................... 97 M. perforatus...... 97 M. stramineus....... 98 M. tenuifrons............ 98 MEN0P0N.............................. 100 MERSIDEA.................................................. 101 M. cucullaris.............................................. 103 M. incerta................................................. 103 M. interrupta.............................................. 10^ M. latifrons............................................... 105 M. major.................................................. 106 M. melanorum............................................... 107 M. palloris............................................... 107 M. quadrifasciata....................................... 108 M. quadr imacul at a .'.................. ................. 108 M. ridulosa................................................ 108 M. rustica.......................................... 109 M. troglodyti.............................................. 110 PIAGETIELLA............................................... Ill PSEUD0MEN0P0N............................................. 112 iv P. insolens............................................. 113 P. par.................................................. 113 P. pilosum.............................................. 113 P. qadrii....... llU TRINOTON....... 115 T. anserinum............................................. 116 T. querquedulae.......................................... 117 FAMILY RICINIDAE................................... 118 RICINUS.................................................. 119 R. angulatus................................ 120 R. arcuatus.............................................. 120 R.