I le .eplietl that lre *`o.lrl lre r.er,.v glarl t. lritr-e rrre d

A CORRECTED LIST OF THE VENEZUELAN MALLOPHAGA
PUBLISHED BY
E. W
STAFFORD, 1943. (1)
b1'
1I. A. Crnnrrinu.
Il tsu
CORRECCIONES
rr
.Irt.
rix
A LA LISTA DE LOS ]IALLOPHAGA DE
VENEZUELA PUBLICADA pOR E. W.SrarroRo EN 1s.+J._ El autor
hace referencia a la lista citada en el titulo y comenta los errores
que encontr6 tanto en las etiquetas de las r6minas de los e-iemplares
como en las identificaciones. Revisa detalladamente las especies citadas
por St,trroRo y hace observaciones acerca de la idenlidacl de las
mismas y de sus respectivos hu6spedes. Describe como nuevas para
la ciencia las siguientes especies: Holomenoport d.enilrocygni (Austronl,enoporl leucoranthum (Nrr.) de STAFFoRD) ; Mgrsi,ilea psittuci;
Ilyrsidea picta (C. mirahile (Crnnrxnn) de SrarronJ; ; Cuculiphilus
fascintiaentris (C. lasciatus lScoeolr; de Srlrr.onn); y Columbicola
gracilicapitis (C, columbae (1.) de STAFFoRD),
\\-herr I fir'st r.herrlie(l o\-er trris list I sal.that it corrtainerl rrranl
el'l'ols. lroth as to the irlerrtifictrtir)ll of tlre l)rrr.asites an(l irlso of
lheir respe<'tive lrosts. tlre lrrtter.rlrre lroth to stluggling irll(l to
('l'l'ol's irr lirireling. Not rvishirrg to see the lrost r.e(,ol.(ls
for ilre
llallophaga frrrtlrererl lxrr.rlerretl rvith iuexr.usable erl,ol.s, I n.rote
to I)r. I'.rsr,' Axu'zri (rrt tlrat tirrre etlitor. ,f tlre Iloletirr ) iurrl
itslietl hirrr if it l'oulrl be lrossible for.rue to t,het.k or-er.the collec_
tion aurl tll anrl (.or.r.ect sorrre of flre er.r.or.s <.ontainerl in the list.
I le .eplietl that lre *'o.lrl lre r.er,.v glarl
t. lritr-e rrre d. so. ir'rl
foln'nrrlerl to rrre tlre colle<:tion.
I-Irrforturratell'r f,urrrl the slirles irr ir sarl state. A1r;rar.errtll flre
l'lrich Irurl ser-er.el1- tlarrragerl the offir.es of the I)e;rar.trrrerrl
fl<xrrl
(1) Bol. de Ent.
Venezolana, Vol.
II, Ne 1, March 31, 1948, pp. 35 - 58.
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1955
.l Ilr-gierre in ('irr.rrr.irs lrirrl irlso talit'rr i1s toll of llre lrox of slirlt's.
]J:trr1 ,l' tlre l:rlrels Iirrl betotrrt, krosettetl (llle to tlre Nettilrg itlrtl
to lel)lac(l
\.,.e1.(, s(.ittter.erl :rlrorrl so tlt:tt it rvits il l()llg. terlittlts titsli
llrerrr orr tltt' 1rlolret' slirles. :l tilsli wltit'lt u'its firrallf il('('ollll)lislle(l
rvitlr tlrt' ilssistilll('e of Sr.rl"t''otttr's list'
JI.st gf tlte slrct.irrretrs llarl lreerr irrsttffit:ientll'cleitt'etl. sottte
rrot rrt illl. :tll(l I l'its lteal'l ill rlisgrrsterl with tlre rvhole sitttittiolt'
lielin.e llilliillg ttlll('ll lleil(l\\':l\'\'itll llte r-ot'li of clle('liillli the irlerrtifir.irti()trs I n.irs fo|cerl t0 se1 it asirle oll ll('(lollllt rtf trr.l'fi''lrl u'olli
irr ('0lorrrlriir for tlrt'Stttitlrsottiiltr lnstittttioll. iltl(l it is orrll'r'e(.etrtl), tltilt I lrit\'tl been:rlrle t0 itgititt titlie ttlr tllis r-ot'k itttrl
cotrrplt'tt,it.
Jlarr-r.slirles \\.('r.e lltissing l't'orrt llre t'ollet'1iotr. r'lrile ttotte ttl'
llrt, tl';res lrirrl lreerr t'etlll'll(,(1.:tll Ittstttttltlrlr-lrrrt'irrg lrt'ett l'etltilretl
lrr. s:r.rr,.r.-0RD. l)lrt 1'0t,trrrrirtell' tltet'e I'eIe IirI.ittr'pes of rrll of the
s|er.ies rlesr.r.ilrerl irs ll(r\\'. lrrrt rlrrite a lrllllll)el'of s|ecies \-lriclr hirrl
sltet'ilreerr listerl :prrl 1'lrillr \\-et.(, t'el)l'eselltP(l l))'lrttt otte ot'tn'o
<'lreclilre
ttot
llielts \\.el,e irlso l.etiliner[, s0 t]r:tt tlreir, itlerrtitl'r'ottlrl
erl. 'l'ltese ltitve lreett ttotetl in tlreir' pt'opet' plitt'e'
l'lti<'lt l'et'e rlest't'ilrerl pr'ove to lre lte\\-'
ont, is :1t ittttttrttttt'e of itttrltlter slre<'ies rlest'r'i|erl ilr the stlllle l)ill)el"
(irt':tltlr, ft:tnn ctrr.r: ttilJtrt
n-lrile lris r.e(les(.l,il)ti(a of .ll(il()lntt r'rrrt'is
\.,'ils \\-llolll ttttn-at't'alltetl. sittt't'tlrirt is ltot tlte tr'|e lr0st foI tlre
sl)ecies. Ser-err slre<.ies ('oilt:liilerl irr tlre list :r|e lrrissirrg I'lrltrt tlte
thrlt
<.olle<rtiorr so tltat thel'calrttot lre 1he<'lierl. lnrt it is oln'iotts
rrrost of tlteltt tvet'e irrt'ol'r'et'tlf irletltifierl'
Orrl 9f l7 slrer.ies whir.lr u'ele irlerrtil'ietl lrl S't'-tl't,'tttttr, ittttl ol'
rvlrit.lr slret,ilttelts:ll'e still irr tlre (ollet'titrtt, ttttll'ltt'0:tle t'rtt't'r'r'tlll
rrirrrrerl. l.lrile tlre lrosts of rluite a rrtttttlret'tvet'e itt ert'or. ilrt:lttrlittg
tl'o of tlte ttes's1rt,t'ies. I"ottltlrittel)'. ln't':tt'efttl clre<'l<irlg of ltosts'
s.itlr rlirtes of r.ollectiorr :rrrrl arlrlitiottitl :tssistttttt'e l't'oltt I )t'. '\xttt-'zt':'
irillro-\t all of tlre slrer.it,s lrirr-e lreetr itllotitterl to tlteit'l)l'ol)et ll()sts.
lfive of tlre six
slret'ies
ser.e1 slrer.ies \\'e11, listetl :rs s\.llollyllls, ol' r'lri1| 'si.r' :lt'e tttt'tY
n,t.ogtrizerl l11'r'olrlpetetrl :ttrthoritr-. as lreirrg rlistirrct. \-illi(l sl)e(lies'
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A CORRECTED LIST OF THE VENEZUELAN
oo
'l'lrere is rro e\('llse for. the l)llr)licirtion of sll(.lr ltter.l\.
.seres
r'ulrbislr. sirr,r'e it orrlr':rrlrls lrore r.oufusiorr to th:rt irr
l-hit.lr tlre
tirrfollrrrrilte llallolrhag:r hirve lreerr sl'arrrperl fol so llug.
11rI fr.,rrr
*'lrit'lr thev ill'e rr(l\\'e.rer.gi,g. tlr:nrlis t, the tileless *-.r.li.f
a
rrrrrrrlrer'<lf oul rrrorler,rr u-or.lier.s on tlris fast.irrrrtiug gr.olll)
of irrser.ts.
lI1'l,r'irrcilrirl olriect irr urrrrerl:rrrirrg trris urrn.ercolrre task:rrrrl
llre lrrrlrlir.trtiorr ol'tltt,rtsrrlls ol'tlre silllte, \\.ils tlre lrolre th:rt
lrirrr.r.
lregirrrliirg stttrlt'ttls of )[irllolrlr:rgrr u-orrlrl r.errrI it.
tllie it t,5e:rr.t.
itttrl rrot Irirr-e tlreir.ol'rr rrrlirlerr effor.ts lx. r.r.itir.izcrl:rs r.rrthlessl.r.
:rs tlris orre lr:rs beetr.
All urt'.srr.ellle,ts :rr.e irr rrrillirrreter.s. l.arle *.itlr
irll figrrr.es rrrarle lr,r.tlre arrtltor..
tt'orrreter.. arrrl
er-e-;rie<.e rrri_
FAMILY MENOPONIDAE
Holomenopon dendrocygni new species.
Figs. 1 and
Type, male adult, from
2.
Den_d.rocygna t:idnata (LrNN6), collected
radas, Guarico, Venezuela, Nov. 1g, 1gBg.
Austromenopon leu.coranthum (Nrr.) of Stafford,s List, p.
86.
at Flores
l\{o_
)irtrltrrtxis.-'l'rre spe<'i.s r'eserrrrrles. s.rrre*'rrat strlrer.fi<,iitil1-, 11.
r'ttit'itrrt( Iircrrr,un. front ('rrit.ittrr ttrttxr.ltrttrt, lrut is srrraller. rvitlr
lrotlr he:trl irrrtl thor':rx of rriffer.errt shir;re: ocrrl:rr, :rrrrl orcilrit:rl
Irlotr.lres Iarger :rurl rrror.e rleelrlr- color,erl:
lrleru.ites :rurl ter.gites
rrr0r'e str'ouglr' t.lritirrizerl. arrrl rrrirle genitrrliir der.itlerll.r- rliffelent.
I
'l'lre lilbi:rl lritllri itt'e ttttttstt:rlll srrrirll, irlrrrost olrsolete.:rrrrl ver.r.
.lrser'r'e. :rrrrl irr.e. irlrlrirr.errtlr- of gerrer.ir. sigrrifir,:rrrce.
siltt'e otltel'sl'et'ies of tltis gerrtts irr rrrr- <.oller.tion. also fr.orrr rlrrtlis.
Irrlt'e lror.e ot, less tlre strrrre st1.le of
1ral1ri.
'l'lre lrearl str'rrctule is r-er,1'1rer.rrriar,, ils rlil\-lre seerr fr.rrr figrrre.
ilrrrl sorrre of the rletrrils are rrot r.lelr.. tlrre lur.gelr-t, the insrrfficierrcy of the <'lerrr.irrg of tlre tr-pe. Iis;rer,iirll-r- rrra1, lre rrotetl the
r-elrsrrr:rll lrrllri : tlre lrerfor.:rterl sr.lelite lr.irrg for.u.irr.rl ,f ilre gul:rr.
lrlirlr'. irrrrl tlre lar'ge. he:rvill t,lritirrizerl r-errlr.rrl scler.ites lr.irrg,rr
ett'lr sirle of the gulirr'plate irrrtl t<l l'lriclr the
ln,otlror.irx is lttrrr.herl.
'1'lrese t'lrar'irctels illone ar.e sufficient for tlre tecogrritiorr of
lre
rliffit'ult to
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igure
6.
VOL. XL Nos
Figure
1.
Ilolomenopon dendrocygnt
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n.
sP'
l v 2'
2.
HolomenoPon dendrocYgni
$
1955
n'
sP'
genitalia'
sl)e(.ies.'l'he;rleur.ites At.e irlur0st \\'holl)'oll tlte stel'lltll sirle rl{
t1e alrrlrrrrerr ipld lrear. lrecrrliilrl)' shal)e(l itrct'ttssittiotts. tlte exitct
slrirlre tlf \\'lli(:ll al'e Ilot ('leill'. 'l'he tet'gites itt'e t'olttillllolls il('l'oss
the alrrlgtttelt illl(l lreal'il.l't'hitirrizerl. lt is rrot lrossilrle tlr rletet'rrritre
the ex:xrt clraritctet' of tlre slet'tlites. lrttt rtlrpal'errtll' thef ille trlso
(.olltillll()lls frottt lrlettt'ite to pleulitt'.'l'he t'hletotaxf is t':ttlter'
s])ar,se lltd rlOIte of the setile itl)llol'lllitll)' lrltlg, s'hile tltetl ale
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A CORRECTED LIST OF THE VENEZUELAN
rlar' sho.t. stoul setae oli the abrlourell both
tt'all1', the latter. beirrg flre rrrore flriclienerl.
lleasnr.eurerrts
of
rrrl*sall.v
5i
:r'(l
'en.
1he t1'pe:
length
Body
t.77
temples) .36
Prothorax
.26
Pterothorax
.24
Abdomen
I .0?
Basal plate
.28
Paramers
.13b
Endomeral sac, if present,
Head (at
width
.61
.467
.55
.75
.72
.105
invisible.
Cracimenopon s. spinigaster ((..rnnrnr:rr)
Amgrsidea s. spinigaster cannrxrn, Rev. Acad. colombiana de ciencias, vol
vII,
p. 497, figs. 18-21 (Host: Crax nigra (LrNN6).
Cracimenopon s. spinigaster (Cannrxen), CARRTKER, Novitates Colombianas, Vol.
I, Na 1 (in press).
Menoport cracis Gtr,sm,,
of Surrono list, p. 86 (same host).
The s;recies \\'as ol'iginirll.'r' rlescribed (1950) ulr(ler the genus
nll sl)e(.ies rlescr.iberl ll.r' the auilror fr.orl the farnill.
ctacitlae antl originalll' lrlat,etl in that gelnls. u.ill uou- be allocirterl
to the genus clcr'intetroltrtt,
\yils el.ecte(l to recei'e this
'''hich
gr'olrl) of lrerrollrlnitlae. sr-rr,'noun's
r.erlescription of these sPecirrrens
as )It'tto1tr11t rnrris (irr:urr,, frtnr an errtir.elv <liffer.ent species of
Clrrr.r. n'as a nrost rrnn'itr.r.anterl lrrocedur.e.
arnyrxicleu, but
Menacanthus cornuceps anduzei ('-rnurnnu
Menacanthus cornutus and'uzei_cannrxon, 1946, Rev. Acad. colomb.
de ciencias,
VII, p. 120, figs. 13, 14 (Host.: Cran nigra (LrNNf).
Menacanthus ortalidis (C,lnuxnn), STAFFoRD list, p. 39,
No1'E.--l1r'ttuntnthus c. (ot.rttttt:\ (..rR^rlrnrr. 1g4(i, .f n.hich
llris is a strlrspe.ies. is pr.eoc'lrierl b1- .l[. rorttrtttts s.rrr.rrrrrir, 1g1li,
iurrl lras lreerr rerrarrrel]- )1. r.rtrttnr.r/x Ill,rirxs. 1!)50, Anrr. & llag.
Nat. Ilist. (12),3, p.241. Ail f..rrs rlesc.iberl b.r.the a.th.r.s
srrlrslrer:ies <>f JI . r,rnn rrr.s cruR'ion bec'nre subspecies
of )1. crtrn tt(.('Its Ilopxl.rs.
36
BOL. ENT' VENEZ.
XI'
- VOL.
Myrsidea rustica dissimile (Iiur'r'oc)'
Nos' 1
v 2'
1955
1'q!Xi'
(2)' 6' p' 536' pl' ?3' fig' 5 (Host:
Metropotr dissi'mile KDLLocc, Proc' Cal' Acad' Sci'
Progne s. stbis (LrnNf)'
bird")'
Myrsid,ea rzstica (GIornL) of SrAFFoRo, p' 40 (Host: "hirundinid
S.I.-\rFotttr
'l.lrele irr,e 2 6 6 :ltr(l 2 I I 0f this sl)e(lies ilr the
I lt:rVe
Yitl'itctt.r"
lreti|e.
sittt
itt
t.0llet'terl
(:ollectiolt. fr.oru a lrirrI
I',t'rttlttr:
fl'0lll
sl)e(lilllells
of
(:olnp:rye(l tllelll \yith ir go(xl selies
trtlt?t.tr, Ir. t.hrtlylt(rr, Ir. r.lrulyb(rt tlrtttt(xtir'({, :tlI(l I'. f rtsr'rt. All of
lrttt
ilrese s|et.iillells ill.e llil(loubtilbl)' tlte saltte thilrg. 'l'he,v tliffel
ttor'slig[flr: :lnrolg therrrst,lr-es ilr rttt,rtsttt'etttettts. rrotlr irrg be1'ottrl
(Iiunltrl ill(li\-i(lu:ll lirr.iiltioll, rll agree t:lttsel)' \\'itll .11. r/i's'sirrrilr'
('ollsl)et'r,r,(x; ). ft,r.>tt I't'o11tt(, slrri.s .stt0i's. 'llte folttt is llll(loltl)till)l\lleol)?llirt)'l)e
ir
I
((irutlr':t,).
rvltit'h
of
ltossess
ific n'itlr ,ll. t'rtstir'rt
otlrer'
lr,urale. brrt tlrel.iu.e ulll(.ll lilt'gel'tltiItt t'ttslir'(,,:Il1(l rliffel'irr
('olle('te(l
l)\'
('t'!!tht'()rlrrxtt't"
\fa).s. A single fetrrirle fl.orll 11 il.ttr ttl()
tlie autlr0r irr ('01<ltrrlria, is ittselrill'ill)le fr'otrr tlre tt(()l)Qt'(ttlP( of
.ll . t'uxtir'rr (( IIDMTL ) .
'l.here is ilo (lolll)t l)lrt NIrrtt tlre "lrir'rrrrtlirrirl lril.tl" of s'r^\l"rolll)
is eitlrer. I'rrtlltrt r.hriyltttt ot'I'. trtltrt'(r. \-el'\'likel'r'the fol'lttet"
.$hir,h has tr gktssl' steel-lrlrre bitt'li ittttl is t'otttttttttt irr tlre l'egioll
ol' Satt I'eli1t,. I Ir:tr-e gttotl set.ies of 'lI yt'xitltrL (tIl]e of ''r{'sti('(r
frorrr slret:ies rrf Ntrlyirl0lst(ry.r, Otrx'ht'lirl rttt. 'l'ur'hyt'irtctrr. 'lttit'rtt'rr
ilild _r(,//(./l(,lirl(]tr.'l'hese I,e1[.eserrt \.at'iolls sl)c('ies. possil)lY llolle
rrl n.lri<.h iu,e (.ollsl)ecif ic rvitlr ttrstir'tr, illr(l \Yill be tt'eirtetl irr :r
srrlrsequeilt l)al)et'.
}
Dennyus (2) similis ('^rrtrrlr<rirt' 1l)54'
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1954 (paper nou' in press) (Ilost: "BIue Ss'ift") '
1l.lre tvlres 0f this sper.ies s'er.e tillierr lrI I)t'. l'.tBt,u AsDt'zt:
frotrr il lriyrl colle<'terl l11'hiru itt llat'iltas. \-ettezltela..Irrlr. 14. 194:i.
iln(l \\'lli(.h he calletl lrlovisiottitllr'"llltte Ss-ift".'lhe sltirl of this
lrir.rl rlissal)eat.e(l irr sollre lllrit('('otttttitlr'le ttt:tttttet' :tlttl its tl'tte
itlerrtit.v hts sitrt,e lreett ilt tlortbt. I)l'. ANtrt'zl, gilve llle ils (lle:lr
il (lesct.il)tiott of it its lle t'ottltl t'e<'ollet't, lrttt tlo Srvift crlrrlrl lre
lr,rrrrrl 1'1ir.lt:tttswet'etl to tlris rlescriptiotl. lle itlso staterl th:rt
(2) There is no mention of any specimens of Detuyus in the Srarronn list'
and the specimens were labelled "Dennyus ilubi'us"'
CARRIKER Jr., M. A.
it
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A CORRECTED LIST OF THE VENEZUELAN
ilt llre tlr:rtclr r'(x)f of tlte ltorrses of tlte tol.rr. l.lrir.lr
se.r.s,r.st irrrlrt.,lrrrlrle f.r. it,.r. s1rer.ies .f' Sr'ift.
I ltitYe itlst Itotit'erl tlrrrt 0rre 1rair.0f the ^l[t1t'xirltrr tlixxittrilr,.
1r'errterl illx)\'e. rr':rs fr.orrr:r lrir.rl trrl<eu irt Iiiu.irrirs. orr.litrr. l+. l!).+:i,
r', lrile the otlrer' 1xrir. is fr..rrr :r lrir.rl tirl<err irt Sarr
I..eli1re. lIrrr. l T.
1!):ts. ,\ll forrl .l' tlresr, .ll yt'xirl.rt irr.e exirr.tll tlrt, silnle, irrrrl
rrrrrl()rtlrlitlrlr- (':rilr(' frOrrr llre sirrrrt' lrost spe<.ies. lt lr:ts or.r.ur.r,erl
1o tlte tltitt ltet'e we ltitlt'tlre:urs\\'el'to tlre lrr.olrlenr of tlrp irlerrtitr.
of tlre "lilrre swil'1". lr.st for. l)t'trtt1|rs sirrrili.s. l-lrir.h l-:rs irls,
t'oller.tt'rl irt I!:rlirrirs on .lrurrrlt.l- 11. l!)l:|.
It is tl'rre tlrirt tlre.e i*e lr() irrrtlrerrtir.. lrrrlrlislrerl'er..r.rls (1hirl
I lritYt'seerrr of tlre or.t.rrr.r,errce of l)r'tttttlttx ()rr illl\. Sl-irllol-. lrrrl
rurtil I cln se('ur'e rrror.e irrlerlrrirte lrr.oof tlr:rl tlreir. Irost \\.:ls
:ttftrirllr- :r "sn'ift", I rrrrrst rrct.elrt Irt'rtrlttt t.ltrrlrlltttr irs the lrosl
ol' /). sirir ilis.
lr-its llestillg
f:lr'1
Myrsidea diffusa
tItr.:r.r.or;
r
Sranrcrno report, p.40. He says,,b
6 6. and g g Q from A.mt:ortrt ochrrtacphtrlrt,
Urama, Carabobo, [Iarch 23. 19-88]'.
I t is
rrrrrrsrrirl t, f irrrr ,u qt'xirlt'rt ()n ilrn- slrer.ies .f
1ralr..t.
'er'-r'
lrrrt irr lr\'o\\'rl
r',llecti,rr I rl. lrrrr.e slret.irrreus lalrellerl as lreing
lt'trttt -lnttittrlrt uut.('u. [rirtttttx ttttttxlt.ttuu:tttrl _l nt(t;())tu rt tttu:rttrit.tt.
'f'ltele iu'e severr slrer.irrrerrs fl.nr tlte ,l rrttitrtla. tw.
6f 6f fr..rn -l lrrr:rrrrr ilrrrl orre 6l f.t'onr Itirttrtts. I h:u.e 1n.er-iouslr.. tr.ithorrt r.irr.efrrl
crrttsitlet'ittiott. t'ttttsitlet'erl irll spe<'inretrs of ,llttrsirlnr. srrplroserllr.
ft'.rrr p.r'r'rts. irs st'irggre.s. rrat irr'ie*-.f tlre slret.irrre's e-rrrrrrirrerl
I trrrrst r'et'orrsirlel tlrirt theolr.. 'l'he sirrgle sper.irrrerr fr.orrr /)iorr rr.s
triglrt e;rsilv lre ir str.irggler.. er-err the :2 61 6f fr.orrr .lttrrt:rtttu,lrrrt tlre
tlliirrg rf se'err slet'irrrerrs fr..rrr l sirrgle lrit.rrrt r.erlrrir.es nr(,1,e (.il-
t'efrrI t,orrsitlet.atiorr.
( )f tlre l ji slrer.irrrerrs of
.11,r..sir/r,rr t,er.olrlt,rl lrr- Sr-rr..r,.or.ir fr.orrr
.l ttrrt:rttrrt rx'ltt'ru'r'liltttla. lnrl ir sirrgle ;rair. ( d ? r \\.er.e irr
ilre
.,lle.ti.rr *'lrerr r'er'ei'erl lr'rrre. A r.,rrrlrir'is.rr.f tlris
Iitir.rviilr
tlre slreIirrterrs irr rrrr-ritr-tr r.ollet.tiorr lr.orrr
l)iu.r,ots r.er-eitls gre l.itr.t
l lrirt rrll :rr'e ,f tlre s;urre rr-|e .f ,ll
ryrsirl.rt, lr.ssilrlr- all r..rrs1rer.ifir.
lrrrt rr.t sulrslre.ifir':rll1-tlre sArrre. Irr'ierv,f
tlris er.irlerrr.e I.rrr
lor'r'erl to corrsirler'trrat the vlr.ious slrer.ies of
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al'e tlle true ltosts of tlre l'esl)e('tive llill'ilsites of llle gelllls -lly/"\ir/rrr. 'llre l)ail. fl.olll .l ttru:rttrrt rtt'hrrx'elthul(. l'etoI'(led ln' Sr^rt''t"Otttr
iis beilg .ll . diJJrrxrr (Iil;l,r.otl) lrilve tl sligllt slrl)erfi('ial l'esellll)ltrtr('e
to tltirt slret,ies. lrtrt rlecitlerllr itt'e tlot (/iflrr.s(r. :rll(l ille rlesctilretl
lrelol'.
Myrsidea Psittaci new
l'igs. 3 and 4.
sPecies.
Types, male and female adults, from Amazona o, ochroccphala
ted at Urama, Carabobo, Venezuela, March 23, 1938'
(Glrelrl)'
collec-
)irt11tt0sis.-A, slllirll sl]e(.ies. rvith <'ilculitr' ltrttrx. l'ollll(lc(l
teruples. 1'ell rlevelopetl o<:ltlal lrlotlltes illl(l gllltrl' lrltte: lte:rrI itt
I
Figure
Figure
3.
Myrsidea psittaci
4.
Myrsidea psittaci n. sP.
n.
sP
9.
talia.
6
genr-
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*itler thau th,r'ax, alnrost as \\'i(le ?rs ilb(loluen: (.hirr.a(:ter.i*tirl lrro-atttl tttesostertnllt: nreso-netathorar.it. strtrrr.e 1lr9rrri1elt;
t.rrrlrles
;rletrr.ites heavill' <'hitirrizerl: teI'gites t.outinuorrs a(.ross irlrrkrrrrerr.
l,ut sePar.ate<l fr.onr plenr,ites: slight se_tuul rlirrror.phisrrr iu stnrcttrt'e of abdorrrinal sterrrites. I arrrl I l irr the feruale being frrserl
into:r siugle lrlate.
llale genitul irr'rrrature unusualll- lrrr.ge. lreirrg (together. u,ith
lras.l plate ) rrlrrrost :rs lr'rg as the e'tire arul.rrrerr. exterrrli'g
l'rorrr rnirldle of segrnent II to tilr of IX.
I"eulol'il anrl tibi:re l'itlr rvirle lirter.irl barr<ls. rrror.e rleeplr- colur.erl
on inrrer' sirle, anrl rr'ith rt r.ourrrlerl. rleeplr. color.ed incr:rss:ttiorr :r1
orrtel distal errd. (le'eral chaetotax'r' rr.r.rnill f.r. genrrs.
fleasrrreurents
of the t,r'pes:
69
length width length width
Body
Head
r.26
I frons
I
temples
I occiput
Prothorax
Meso-metathorax
Abdomen
Basal plate
Paramers
Endomeral
sac
.33
1
.358
.50
.dl
.185 .326
.315 .40
.63 .53
.47 .153
.09 .t4
.11 .t4
.56
.36
.40
.54
.od
.185
.37
.71
.355
.525
.705
Myrsidea incerta (I{r:r,r.oc)
Sr.rrronn report, p.
40.
Two specimens were listed under this species, a $ from Richmond.ena phoenicea
and a 9 from Mimus gilau,s rneranoptera, and both are stilr in the collection.
^ll , itrr'r't'trt (I{Dl,r,. ) is r-er'1' liliel'r- rr r..rrrlrosite s;rer.ies :rrrrl the
l'errrale is figulerl. 'lhe rrrater'ial exaurinerl rr"v Iirrr,r,oc rrrost lilielv
<'orrsisted of tl'o r'l<lselv lelaterl slret.ies (or sulrspe<.ies. per.h:rpst
of .l[yt'xidru. It is Ir:rrrl]r'lilielv that trvu hosts srl distantlr-r.elaterl
'r'orrltl harbor, the sarne species of )Iallophrrgl.
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'l'lrt, I irr the S'r'.\r,'r'onrr t'ollet'tiott ft'otrt .lliiirtt.s is irr grlorI r'otrrliliou for coutp:tl'isott. rtttrl it t'et't:tittll is ttot tlte slret'ies rlesct'ilrerl
ln-lir,:r.r,or;:ts irrr't't'ftt. brrt l'itlr ottlt'it sitrgle fetrtale. r'hit'h rnighl
everr lre l stlirggler'. I s-ottlrl ttot itttetrtIl to irlerrtifr-ol dt'st't'ilre it.
'f'lre sirrgle lnale 1'r'oln Iiir'ltttrrttrrlttrrr is irr lroot't'otttlitiott, ittttl
t'oulrl rrot lre rlest't'ilretl ol figrtletl itt itttt't':ts:'. lrltt it too, is cleirlll'
rrot -11. ittr't't'trt (Iiur.r,ot; 1. 'l'ltet'e rll'e Ilrillr)' fot'ttts of this tr'|e ol
.l{ yt'xirlru l-hi<'h at'e ven' sirtrili:ll' slll)el'fi('iirlll' arrrl to 1rl'o1rell.r'
classifl' tlrern gootl sel'ies of well-pt'e1rat'etl slret'itrtetts. ittttl :l tl'errrerrrlorts iurrouttl of litllot' itt'e t'etlttit'etl.
Myrsidea picta new species.
Figs. 5 and
6.
Types, male and female adults, from Cucictts c. ccla (LtNN6)' collet:ted hj'PABLo
J. Axnuzo at San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela, May 18, 1938.
XI!trsitleu mirabilc (CARRIKER), of SrarroRn list, p. 41.
'l'lres,' ru'r., 1rr'rr of tht' f ile slx'('ilttetts listt'rl lr.v S't'.rt.'t.'otttr, tlte
otlrer'tlll'ee \\'et'e l)tol)illrll t'etititterl lrl lrirrr.'l'ltet'e is il slll)el'ficiill
leserrrblirrrce lretl-t'ett tlris slret:ies :tttrl tttit'rt0i1i's. lrrrl tltis t'esetrrlrl'
ilrrte is trtet'el1'gt'ttt't'it', n'lrile tltelt'is rt gr'ertt t'est'rttltlilttt'e lretrveeti
iil )l t1t'sirltrt ft'otrt llre Ictelitllre. es;ret'iall,r' tlre Neott'opital slrecit's
1'lre prtserrl s;recies rliffels f rttrtt rrt ilttltili.s irr tlte shitpe of t lre
heird; tlre :rstet's of sl)illes ott itlrtlotttett t'<ltttailt lnrt fii'r. insteitrl
of .sllrri: l)leul'it(, I. u'lri<'lr lreirt's tlte itstet's of sltittes. is tttttt'lt lotr-
gel irr tlre trel- slret'ies, t'ea('lliltg trl the lrosteliot tttalgitt rlf 1et'gite I I. s'lrile irr irilrr0ili.s it exterrtls orl)' to the rnirlrlle. 'l'ltele
ale rriln)' other' rliffelel('es. eslreci:tllf irr tlre t'lutetotaxl'.
l)irryttrtxix.-'l'lre irrsect is lreirrrtifrrlll'rrralkerl l'itlr lritt,lrl lrltr.l;
arrrl rl:rlli lrlol'rr on :l clt'.lt' lritt'ligttttttrl. r'eserrrlrlirrg tlre stlle o1'
t.ololirtiorr of tlre spet'ies of lit'iirlirr fotrrrrl orr tlrt'lctet,irlile.'llle
llle-illrtelnrill'r'nlargirl of tlre lreitrl is:rltrrost cirtul:rr'. rvitlr rr sl iglrt
irrrlic:rtiorr of trrerliarr arrglr': tetttples tit't'rtlat' atrtl ln'oirrllv exlrirnrlt'rl. l'ith o<'t'iprrt rleelrll elriu'gillilte: octtlilt' irrrrl occipit;rl lrlot<'ht,s
rrrrrl tilrs of rrr:rrrrlilrlt's pitclr-lrlat'lt.:rs rvell as tlre lritrrrls orr tlror'itx
irnrl lrlerrrites.'l'lre irlrrlotrrirrirl stlrrt'trrle is strorrgll rlirrror'phic
sexllrllly, tlre ferrnrle n'itlr stet'trite I l'irle lrrd s-ith;rostet'iot'
CARRIKER Jr., M. A.
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Myrsidea picta n.
A CORRECTED LIST OF THE VENEZUELAN
Figure
sp
4l
6.
Myrsidea picta n. sp.
3 genitalia.
ril:u'giil lrrrt slightlr'(.()il(.it\e: sl('l.llites Ill t.) \'l lt:lt.l.{)\\,. (l(,ell
lrr'.n'rr irr c.lor'. iul(l \\'itll il lillg.' st(,r.n:lr lrrirt. r.ovt'r.ing YI l. \'ll l
illr(l llillf of l-\. tlris lrlirte l-ith rr stl.orrglr'(.orr\-(,-\:lrter.ior.rrrilr.girr,
witlr ster'llites \- rrrrrl \-I :rls. str.orrglr' :tr.r.lrt';l: irll ster.rrites sel)rr'ilte(l ft.()lr lrlerrr.ites lrr- ir rvirle r.leilr, :lle:1.
Irr tlre trr:rle, ster.rrite I hits it str.orrglr.(.()n{.ir\.e lroster.ior llill.gill.
rvith 1r'ofnrrlirrg lirter':rl irrrglt,s l'liir.lr lreirr.tlre slrirres. tlre tilrs of
tlrese r'orurrlerI rurgles r'eirr.hirrg to tlre lrosler.ior. nriu.girl ol' ter.gite
I l. ster'rrites I l l to VI I ar'e rr:u.r.o\\- :rrrrl of rrrrifolrrr rvirltlr. l-iflr
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:l lalge steruite
liortion <lf \-ll.
('ovel'irrg ulost
of IX, all of \-l I I lrrrl
|osterior.
'I'he rrrale gerritali:r :rr.e \-el.\' lrrrge, lloth lrasul plate urrrl entloIlernl strc. l-itlr str.aight par.arrrer.s (see fig. 1. 'l'he figur.e rvill fully
illustlate tlre <'lrrretotirxf irnrl the rerrririrrirrg rletails of str.ncture
rrlrich har-e rrot lreerr totrt.hetl upon.
fleitsru,errrerrts of flre t1.pes:
I
width leneth width
Body
(frons
Head ] temples
locciput
Prothorax
Pterothorax
Abdomen
Basal plate
Paramers
Endomeral sac
1
.48
7.785
.
.847
.814
.18S
.282
.76
.4t
.11
.12
.358
BB?
.50
.
.BZE
.4b6
. bbg
.1gb
.34b
.89
.525
B?b
.g47
.358
.586
.70
.148
.18 (at
base)
.74
Myrsidea magnidens Sr.rr.r,orur
Bol. Ent. \renez., Vol. II,.Na.1, Mar S1,1948, p.43, figs. t0_1? (Host: pitattgtts
nrlphuratus rufipennis (LlrnnsNavr).
'l'lre slre<'ies rvas des<'r'iberl fr.rrrr
1 d. t 9 ald the n,vrnlrh
2 Jd,2
g g a'rl 1 rr1-rrrph.
in flre e<lller.tiol.
(par.at.vpes) t.eruain
tlre t1'pes haviug lreen t.et:rilerl lrl S.r..rr.r..on,l.
'lhese specilrelrs ar.e irr ver.r. lrarl r.olrlitiou, ue\.e'. havirrg lreerr
cle:rrerl. arrd it is ilrpossilrle t, r.lre<.1< orr tletails.'l.he slrecies
<:irrr
possibll' be recogrrizerl fnrru flre rles<.r.iption antl figrn,es. irlilrrluglr
l lre latter., like rrrost of lr is f igur.es ill.e \-er,)l)oot..
It is of the sanre tr'|e irs .ll. i trr.t,t.tn (Iiur,r.or;r; ). :r tr.pe of .lI.yr_
.sir/rrr found oll lllall\. llitsser.itre lrir.rls.
Eureum cimicodes Nrr.
Srarronn list p.
in Illnrr.
43.
A fenrale is re<.orrlerl fr.urrr,,hir.urrrlilirl lrit.rl,,(,,(rllifgprirr
sn-ift!'). rlrrnr'h. (lr.arrrle, Ar.agrra, Dec. 1g87.
'l'his sl'er,irrrerr tloubtless u-as kelt llv s'r..rr,.r,''rrl. sirrce it is rrot irr flre colle<:tiorr.
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.Iust rvhat tlre sPe<,ies l.e:rlly \\'?ts, ol.\\-hat its lrost nlil\- h:l\.e
all r-elv pr,lrlerrratit.al. lrossilrl'r- it n-rrs lot llrtt'r,ttttt.
lreerr. :rre
Trinoton aculeatum Irr^rcur.
STAFF.RD
list' p. 43. I ? from
Feb. 18,
1938.
Dend.roc\lgna uiduata, Flores l\Ioradas. Guarico,
'l'llis slretlirrtett is itlso tttissiug flrlrn tlre <'ollet.tiotr. .l1e irlt,rrtifir:ation of this s|ecies is rloulrtless r.or.r.er.t, sirrr.e /). r-irlrrnfrr, is the
t1'1re lrrrst for 7'. trr..ttleot tt ut I,r.rt;nl.
Colpocephalum burmeisteri Iior.r.rx;t;.
Starrono list, p. 43. one $ from Amazotta ochrocephala, Urama, carabobo, Mar.
25, 1938.
'lhis s;recirrren is rrot irr tlre r.,lle<.tiorr. rrut it is irbsolrrtel\.(.e1.tirirr tlrtrt it is not ('. ltrtt'tttrixteli Iirrr,r.or;c;. the host for.thlt sllecies lreing -rt'tt t'ltlot'rtpferrr. antl I have.r-et to see the sarrre slret.ies
of lreuolxrnitlire orr two hosts so rlissirrrilirr.. I t u'orrltl be easil.r.
rleternriuetl if the spet.inlen '\\'el.e available. siuce in ln\' o\\-ll <rolleetirrrr irle s;ret'irnerrs <tf ('. ltrtt'tttri*ttt'i fr.orrr the t1.|e lrost.'l.lris
slret'ies Itas beett plat'erl irr the gerrrrs /).si11(t(.()tn(n()l)() u lrr. II6pnrxs
anrl ('r,-rr. but it larrrrot reruairr tlrele. A corrrplete rer-ision of the
errtit.e grolll) of llenoporrirlae florrr rreotropir.irl psittat.irlire nrrrst
lx'
rn:rrle.
Colpocephalum anduzei Sr,rr,.r'orn
Bol. Ent. Venez., Vol. II, Ne 1, Mar.31, 1943, p.43, figs. 18_2g. [Host: Aratirtgu
pertinar = A. pertinar oeruginosa (LrNNf).].
'lhe description arrtl figure ar.e possib.r.sufficient to eu:rble
spe<'ies tri lle itlerrtifir.tl. pnlr-irlirrg it is fr.orrr the strne host.
'l'here ilre rrrrrrn'r'losel,v r.eluterl slrer.ies of this gl.olll) of llenoIonirl:re on the ptrr'r'ots. irnrl thel'reqrrir? \.el'.\.accrrrate figures,
the
nreilslll'enlents aurl rlescriptiorr for. ilreir sepitratiou. 'l.het.e flr.e ilon,
antl 9 9 9 ptrratl-1res of tlre species irr the collection.
I dd
'llris
lilie 1he lrre<.eedirrg .ne. is not r (1o..11r17p1111(r1,,,,,.
t Psittrtronnlol)on. The note unrler. (,. ltrtrtnt,istt,ri
to this s;ret:ies.
slrecies,
rreither is it
also nplllies
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'l.lre1e ir1t, irlso irr tlre <,ollr'<,tir)rr. illlronll tlre slirlt's lirlrelletl l11'
S'r'.rr,'r,'orur ils (r. /r/r//rt.l('i. folll' slitlt's t'olttirirrirrg l l I ? ol' illlolllcl'
illt(l gelllls ol'lleltolrotritl:le. Ill lll\'o\\-ll t'ollet'titttt ltt'e:t
l!lllnl)el.of sl)e('ies of tlris l)'l)e. tlle lreilrl of s-ltir:h t'esetrrlrles tlral
o1' I,)rtttttttrtll//rr. l)llt lltr'1- l:tcli llte lreitrl-spittt's ol' tlritt slrecies'
slre<,ies
Kurodaia
sp.
'l'lrer.e is :r cf illl(l 9 rlf this gelllls \\'itlI llo llost litlrel irttilcherl.
tlrr. lirlrel l)r.()llal)l)' lrrrvitrg lreerr rlislorlgetl ft'olrt tlre l-ettirrg slrfl'el'e(l
lrr.thr, (,olle(,tion. Tltele is lto lnt\\'l( or'o\\-l listetl ft'otrr I'ltir'lt tlrest'
s|t,r.irrrerr {.oil1(l llit\.e lreerr taltell.'l'lrere is illso il sirtgle Q of :t
I)t,t1t,r,riellrt (t1'1re ol'1 frtsr'rr, illl(l \\'ils tlrrrs l:rlrelletl. lrrrt tlre lrrbel
r.orrtitittittg tlte ttitttte rif the host is itlso Iltissittg. I)r't1r'r't'itllrr Jrtxr'rr
rloes ttot itl)lleill' itt S't'.tl'ttoRtr's list.
It is lrossilrle tltirt tlre pirit.of Iittt'orltril, c:lllle fl.oltt tlte silnre
Ir'st irs t1e /). lttsr'rt, lrrrt tlret.e is rro lrossilrle nit.r'of rletelrrtirrittg
llre irlerrtity ol'tlris l;i1'11. so tlte slrer'itrtetts slrottlrl lre rlist'rtlrk'rl'
Cuculiphilus fasciativentris new species'
Figs. 7 and
8.
collectetl
Types, malc and female adults, from Pittya cuyattt mthleri Box'lp'rntn'
24,1937'
Dec'
Venezuela,
Carabobo,
Borburata,
at
Cuculiphilus fasaiuttts (ScoPoLI)' STAFFoRD
list' p
49'
I)irrrl ttrtxis.-'l'his is it tIl)i(':ll ('rrr'rrliltltilrt's.'l'ltet'e ill'e olll) si\
(t). of \-lli<'lr
l,lr()n.rr sl)e(ies 0f the gerrus fl'Oltt tlte fitrrrilr'('ttcrrlirlite
f..r. irr.e fr.orrr hosts forrrrrl eithel in soutlts'estel'll Asi:t rlt' Ilttt'rl1re.
,l'lre r.errr:rirrirrg lrv9. ('. rlt,t.rtt.rtttts (lirlr,r,.) ittttl .rrtrrr/t,?r's.\i (Iiul.t..
('. ttttktttor'rtt'yltlttts'
& li|\\..) ?ll,e fl1)lrr ('rtr.r.y:ttx rttttt't'it'tttttl.s :tlttl
(1. tlr'I lraye (.ollll)ill.e(l tlrese 1\\-() l)ill':lsitt,s \\'ith sl)e('illlells oli
(.ot.(tt1x, ft.olrr l'lticlt tlrel' rliffcr' lllal'lie(ll)'' illl(l the\' :ll'e illso yel')'
rliflelerrt fr.orrr.srrorlr7r'c.s.si. ilt'r'orrlitrg to llre rlestriItiott itttrl figrrt'r'
ol'tltitt sl)e('ies. I itlso lt:tve:ltt tttttlest't'iIrerl r'1ret'it's of tllis getllls
this genus h1'
(1) I do not consitler that species from vultures' placed in (Scopor't)'
but
with
Cuculiphilus
fusciatus
congenetic
are
Ot.Lv,
and
HopKIN
GuIrt-qnars'
genus
Ftlcophilus
in
the
shoulrl be placed
CARRIKER Jr., M. A.
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Cuculiphilus fasciativentris n.
?.
Figure
7.
sp.
g.
Cuculiphilus Iasciativentris n.
g
45
sp.
genitalia.
l't'ttltt ('rtr'r'tt:trs (' t'tltlt iltlttltrtl ttt ttx, u'ltich t.esentllles r/r,r.rl'rtlrrx ittrrl
is irlso ryrrite rliffer.etrt ft.olrr tlte lte\\- f()t,lll ft,cnn I)irtyrr. lter.e rles<'r'i
I
retl.
'l'lre rre*'s1ret'ies lrer'e rles.r,irrerl is tr';rir.:rl,f tlre g(,'lrs. \\.itll
corn'ex florrs, tenrpres cirr.rrr:tr.irrrrr str.orrgll-exlrirrrrlerr
rrotlr
lirter'allr- irrrrl 1r'ster.i,r.rr' {rvirltlr .f lreirrl rrerrr.lr. tr.i.e
tlre lerrgflr
af 0cciIrrt t. \\'itlr rl'el l-rrrin.lit'rl ;rr.eor.rrlar. slit. 'l.lre ocrrl:lr. lrl.t.lres
iu'e Iel'\'l:tlge.:ts n-ell irs tlrose orr tlre ocr.ilritirl rrrirlgirr. lr.gr:rr.e
lritclrr-blitt'li illlrl t'otttte<'terl l11-rr lrr.oirrl lritrrrl of rlirr.l< lrr.11.rr.,l.lrer.e
is :t <'onspicrr.rrs rlar.l< lrr.ol'rr rrlrrd :rt,r,oss ter.gite I I irr lroflr sexes.
:trrrl Nitlr ir rleelrlr'<.ololerl tltrrsr.er.se lriurrl a<.r.oss rrrerlilrr;r9r,li6rr
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of l)leur.ites IY to YII in the ferrrirle anrl I to YIII irt tlte ltttrle,
:rlso a lrt.oittl, ttnrvittg, rleelrll' <'olot't'tl lrntttl a<'ross atrterior. llltll'gill
ol' lrterotlrol'ilx. 'l'he fettttll'a alrrl tibiae tll'e ltoltleletl on both sitles
b1'corrslti<'tttttts tlitllier lratlrls. alrd tllere is a tleelrll'colore(1. rottntl
inclitssittiou ilt ()lttel'. <listirl lrortioll of all tibiae'
.lhe gerret.irl r.h:retotax.r- sl)rll.sc. lnrt the huirs of the hearl, sirles
(){ irb(lolllell alI(l (lot'sal pol'tiotr of botll' al'e, ilr gellel'al, \'el'.Y lolrg
irrrrl t.o:tt.se, l-hile the setae of the verltl'al slrlfil('e ilre short lllr(l
fitrer. irr textttle. 'fltere ttle ftlttr lrltrg cotttlrs of firle. sltot't setae
otr the ltitrrl felttot'tt:tntl firr t'ttlttlts of the sarlte t.Vlle Oll eil('h side
rrl' stelrrites I I lrrrl I IL ( See f ig. i
Ilxcept fol stttallet' size (spetriitlll' rtbrlotrrell) the rttltle is very
siuriliar. to tlrt' ft.tttale ilr gettet'itl shape :tlrtl ulill'liiltgs. 'lhe genit:rli1 lt.e let.1'lat'ge itt t'otttltirt'isolt to tlte size of the ltbrlolttett,
lrut the birsal pl:tte is slrolt attrl tltitrlt, tlte parattret's ver.v slxlrt,
str.rtight arttl sletttler', I'ltile tlte etttlotltet'al sitt: is ver'1' ltrrge, but'
\\'itlr uo r.0nrlrlex itrter.Dal sclet.ites r[' str.ttt'tttt'e of itrrv kilrrl.
]leasulettretrts of tlte t1'pes:
69width
length
Body
1
(Ircns
Head { temples
locciput
Prothorax
Pterothorax
Abdomen
Basal plate
Paramers
Endomeral sac
length
.24
1.48
.445
.37
.335
.15
.163
.695
.30
.098
.72
width
.575
.404
.48
.64
.35
.38
.445
.66
.774
.163
.89
.40
.52
.77
.152
.74
.135
Osborniella crotophagae (Slrr"r"onrr)'
Colpocephalunt crotophagae STAFFoRD' Bol' Ent' Venez', Vol' II, Na 1' Mar' 31'
1943, p. 4?, fies. 29-36 (Host: Crotophaga ani)'
2 6 3 ail(l 5 I 9 ptu.at)'l)es olrt of 15 spet:iilreus listetl ale still
i1 t|e colle(:tiolr. It is a \\'ell ularlierl slrecies iur(l is the genrttl'1ltr
of tlre gellus
Os'bo
rtrit'lltt 'llnorrlsoN.
19"18'
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47
Ricinus pallens lliur,r,oc)
Physostonum pallens Kw-tocc, 189g, Occ. pap. Cal. Acad.
Sci., 6, p. 49, pl. 4,
fig. 7. IHosts: protottotaria citrea (Bonn.) znd Elaertia
"rrbpngnr,n ScL. &
S,qlv,l
'lhe.e.r'e a r)ail'()f /rici,,r{r i'the (.oile(.tioll. the 9 bei'g
lrrlrellerl "/iir'iri rr.s tetrt'ru pulletr,r.". ir'tl the host gir.err f.r
boflr :ts
"a hrru'k". collected at Ilarirras. Ireb,1948.
A r:ar.efttl <'<ltltPat'istltt l'its trrilrle bets-een these slrer.irlerrs irrrtl
Iiur-r.tx;'s rlesc'iptio' a'tl fig.r.e of R.
1rullrtts. ir'tl *.iflr slleci'rerr-s
irr ur.'. 0\'n coller.tiorr rvrrir.h rratl lreerr irlentifierl:rs
7ralli,rr.*. ir.rl
1be.r' are aplrarerrtlv tlrirt for.rrr. I rra'e ttkerr
Pallr,/r.\ oll se,r,eral
slrecies of r-. A. \\'arbler.s. irls' on put.rtlu
ltitirtyrtttti, arrrl I belier.e
1'lrat its t,r'lle is r:oller.tll' gir-err irs prtttottrtttrritt r.itt.r,rr,lnrt I
aur
It'r',r' rlottlrtfttl of Iitit,r,oc's rttltet' host r'efer.er rce. Illrtttritr xrtltltrrqrt
tttt.
1'ltis lrail 0f ffir'irrrt's iIr the t:ullet:tiorr rloes rrot ill)l)eilr.irr Sr.rr.r.91u's
list. 'l'hele is rro n'a.r- of irst.ertairring their tr.ue host. lnt I aru
confirlerrt that it \\'irs sorre rrrigr.arrt sllet.ies of
^r-. A..l\-allrler.. arrrl
1he rlate of <.ollection tvotrltl bear. orrt that ilreor.1..
R. pullertx (Iiur,r.ot; ) is also
relaterl to Il. ltit:tu,_
tnrl at lrcst. r flrink
th:rt the tu'o ar'e r:orrslre<,ifit:. u'hile snffir.ieut rrrlter.iirl rrr:rr.
11.oye
lherrr to be insepar.able.
r-er.r. closelv
trttrr's (c,rnnrrinn ), takeu orr Yrt.tttirrtnt r'elutu,
ISCHNOCERA
Cebidicola semiarmata
(
\nt
^rr.rxx
)
Starronp list, p. 50. A single fenrale from Aluata ursirn.
'lhis spe<.iuren is rrot irr flre collectiorr. lnrt there are ir sf rrtrtl g
lrtbelle<l as Ilrtenxlo.rtrx x1tittir1t,t. lEnlnur,urx ), (Ilost: I)og).
Nlri<'h rlo ttot al)l)eaI'irr the Itrblisherl list. Sirrce I har-e rrot
strrrlierl
this gr'oup .f p:r.asites. I <..'u.t r.lreck ,rr the r.'r.r.er.tuess .f flre
identifieation. Ikrr.er.er., irr flre netr- List br. Ilolrir.r-s irud
Cr,rr.,
tlre .o.r'ect .arrre f.r. flre o'l;' species of .IIeterrtdo.rrr.s founrl .rr
('u tris
frtntilicr.i.s Lrsri:. is .sTrirriyer. (IJxrrunr,orx l.
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list, p. 50. Tu'o I I from Slzrrcllu magila' Colonia Tover, Aragua,
1939.
()rre 9f tlrese ft'lrritles is still irr tlre <'ollet'titltt. I ltiu'e (roltll)a1e(l
it r-itlr t ? of rrttt'lrtii ft'tttrr tlre t1-1re lrost (:ollecte(l itt Lillcolll)
Ne|.. nrrrl it is rrr.rl thitt sllet'ies, althorrgh I ttttlst sa.v thirt thel'e
is a str.orrg sul)el.ficiill l'eselnl)lill('e. No /'/riloTllrltts ltits lteelr tleslr.iberl fr.ottt it sl)eCies of Nf rl'rir'11(. itll(l all lnlrlishetl l'etlot'tls of
tlrat gerrrrs ft.orrr Nlrl.rir11( lrave lreerr <.allerl ".sr{Lfl(r'r.\('(',1.\". it
sl)e(,ies \\.1)iclt (loes ltot exist.'l'his l)at.rrsite fyorrr Nfrtt'rrr'11./ is
llll(loltl)te(ll\- rvitlrortt :t tlilllle. lrttt ft'otn rl sillgle ferrrale. itt ltoor
t'orrrlitiotr, I rlo Ilrt \\-isll to rlest'r'ibe it.
Philopterus
sp.
STAFFORDlist,p.50.Onegand2nymphsftomAmazouttochrocephala,collectcd
at Urama, Carabobo.
O1e of the u1'rrrplrs l.eruititrs irr the tollet'tiorr. 'l'ltese s|e{:itttetts
rvele eiflrer, irrr.or.t.e<.tl.r' lalrellerl or' \\'el'e stragglet's, l)l'efel'al)l)' tlle
for.rrret., sitrce 1'ltilrtltlrrrts l'al'elY straggles ft'ottt otte rlearl bil'rl to
anotlrer..'l'lte geltlrs lthilrtlttrt'tts is trrtt fotttrtl otl the
farrril.r"
I's itta<'idae.
Philopterus domesticus (Iict.r.ot;r;).
1Sll(i'
Sci. (2) 6' p' 475' pl' 65' fig"l
(Host: Progne s. subis). Sranrono report, p. 50. Three 6 Zi from a hirun-
D(,cophot'&s d,omesticus KELl,occ, Proc' Cal. Acad.
dinid bird, golondrina (Swallow), San Felipe, Yaracuy, May 17' 1938"'
rlrlairrs irr tlre (.olle('tion 1slitle of tltis sl)t)('ies. r'olttitittirrg irn athrlt 6f iul(l rr n)'ltrl)h. on left end ()f slitle is a lubel berrr'ilrg flre follol'itrg:.,(iolourlr.inil. silll l,'elipt., llrrl'17. 1'1):i8. Orr the
()tlrer eir(l tlre litlrel silvs: ('1)/.i/o1t. tlrtttrrxtir'rts 9. ]list'. I"itrls.
IJalilas..Jarrtrat'1, 11),+:J." 1l'his rliscrelrall('Y ill lrtbels rttit,v be tlue trl
the fact thtrt rrrirn,\- lalrels n'ete rleta<'herl ftrrttt tlte slides ott iICt'otrtrf
01'tlre Nettiug suffet,erl lr\' tlre lr0x:rt solre tillle l)l'iol'to its
sltiprrrerrt ttl rrre. iyr(l ill solting otlt tltese l:rlrels ittl(l ilttilclliug
tlterrt agititt to tlreil pl'ol)el' slirles, illl el'l'ol' 1llil,Y llilve lteett tnirtle'
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llol'ever, in Sr^rr,.r..onrr's list there is no nrelltion of nn.t. spet:inrerr
of I'lrilolttt't'rrs rlrtttrt'xti(.x.\ g . frolt li:trirr:rs. 1.[ile 1e
,i,l,rlt ln,,*,,
tlorrtrterl on this slirle is a d.
r har-e r''lrl,tr'erl this rrrale rviflr r{ur-r,<x;c;.s desr.riltiorr a'rl
figule <>f I'. dr.tttrr'.s1ir'rr.s. atrrl u.ith ir rrrale il nr"v ol,n r.ollectiotr
tal<e',lr Pt'o11tt. trtlt.ttt i'(''lorrrrli:r.:r'rl flrer.e rtr.e rr. rliscer.'irrre
rliffer.etrr.es lretl'eetr the flrree.
'l'his ler:orrl frrrtlrer crlrrtbor.ates ilre sulrpositiorr that the host
of 'l[1.1t'xirl.rt t'rtxtir.rr r/i.s.sirrrilr n-as ills. ]'rogtt. r.hulylteu. since ilre
s'-c.llerl "hir'urrrlirrirl bir,rl" rlrr *-hir.lr it *-rrs talierr r-as rollectetl
itt s.rr Ireliln orr tlre sarrre rlirl': a'd *-ls rrrost lilier.r- the sar'e birrl.
\\-itlront a rlirect <.orrrlrar.isorr u-iflr rrrrrter.ial fr.or1 Irt.rtrltta xriltis
(*-lri<:h l d, rrot ha'e) it is i'rlrossillle to rleter.rrriue .n.heflrer.
.r.
tt't there nright be srrbspecific tliffererrces, brrt r rlo.lrt'err rr*rch
il' the.r' l'ill lre foulrrl to rliffer.
Austrophilopterus sulcatus (..rtnrrten, 1gb0.
Rev..Brasil. de Biologia, 1950, vol. r0, p. 1g?. (Host:
Aulocrtrhyrtchus s. sulcatus
(srvArNSoN). Austrophilopterus_ tancellosu$ (.ARRTKER),
sro..o*o;a"iirt, p. sr
(Host: Aulocorhynchus s. sulcatus, Colonia
Tovar,'i"r. -istg.i. ""
'l'lre'e rrils llo ex('llse for. this er.rru.. sirr(,e the pr.esert slrecies
reserirbre irr the l..st . r. t.rttrrt,Irrtsrr,s. excelrt flrat it
is
I lte satlt' gellls.
rl'es rrot
Quadraceps semifissa mexicanus O,rutri<nn, 1!){4.
Bol. Ent. Venez., B, n.99, pI.5, figs. g_9. IHost.: Iiizarttoptts
r_ren)J; "euad.raceps". signata lpracoi), Les pediculines, h, menicartus (Mv_
1;11.0.
Ut. (Host: Himatttoptts h.
p.
^"*ii"rrui,
Ocumare ai,
1g6. sr.{FFoRD,s
f" C"*t",'jan. lb,
There is . cer't,irr reseurrrraur.e bet*-eerr .srrrrifi.s.sn
irrtl sigrr'tn,
brrt the gerritalia ilr.e \-er.)' tliffererrt. so .rat
n,as
rr*clr
excllse for. this er.ror..
'.t
'rer.e
Bizzarifrons
STAFFORD'S
sp.
list, p. 51. Two immature females from
May 18,1988.
Cncicus c. cela, San Felipe,
1'lrere is,.e slirle irr ilre c'ile<.ti,rr r..rrtiririrrg arr irrrr'at.re
I'hilrrlttt,t'rts u-hich is labeletl ., lli::rtt.ilt.9tr,s sp. ilr,errile slrecirrrep.,.
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(Host: "Arrenrlajo" :Oar'ir:tts ('. ('(Iu, Satr l,'elipe. llal'. 18, 1938.)
'1'his lonse i-s a t.vpic:rl l'hiloptt't't{s, ittttl there is IIo l)arasite of
tlrtrt genus linou'n ftorn this host. It is lrrobalrlv u lle\\- species,
but siuce it is an inrrrrntrtt'e specitttelt it n-oultl be ttseless to ntternpt
ru description of it.
Vernoniella macgregori (Iinr.r.oc<;),
1899.
Lipeurus macgregori KELLocc, Cal. Acad. Sci. Occ. Papers VI, p. 33, pl. 3, figs.
5 and 6. (Host: Crotophaga sulcirostris); Vernonia macgregori (KELLocc)
of STAFFoRD's list, p. 51. One $ from Crotophaga ani, San Felipe, May 18,
1938.
it
There is uo slrerrirnen <if thi-s slret:ies irr the collectiolr, tlortbtle-ss
n-as kept lry Staffold. [t rrt:tr-. or lllAl not. be nrucqreqori, sitrc.e
the lrost of that slret'ies is (r. srrlr'rir'(/,s//'i.s, ttot. ('.
rni i.
Columbicola gracilicapitis new species.
Figs.9 and
10.
Types, male and female adults, from Leptotikr. r. uerreausi (BoNlranrr), the $
holotype from bird collected by the author at TarazS, Antioquia, Colombia,
April 26, 1948; the I allotype from bird of same host collected at San
Felipe, Venezuela, May 18,1938 (in the Sr.trronn collection). ($ holotype
in coll. U. S. Nat. Mus.).
Columbicola columbae (LrNNr4), STAFFoRD list, p.52. Two 99 from Leptotila u.
aerreauri.
'lhele lerlains
itr the ctillectitln il sillgle
I , r'tther b.rdlf
allotype
rnlrtilated (in rlourrting), ltich I have used a'{ the I
for the ne\\- species.
Diullttosis.--'Ihe speeie-q lrriI.\: be tlistirtguishe<l b1' the ver'1' lolrg
?lrr([ \-er]- rIArl'o\\- lretrtl, lotrg (rl]'lx'al signatule: long tlrl(l verY
in rnitle; atld b.v the l)e{:uliar' "scitletl" ot '((rol'l'tlgtttetlrt :tppealance of the alitlonrillal I)le ul'ites. 'l'he fentrrle has the
siill(, shilpe of heatl alrd cl),I)eus, brrt n-ith vet'\- slen(let' alltenllae
(except lst. seg.), :rlrd lrlso the sallle t'scaled" pleurites. The
acconlp?rnying figut,es r-ill illustrate the errtire stmtlttlre of the
sl)ecies nluch l)etter tharr rI lellgth)' tlestlription.
hea.r'.\' ttntennae
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igure 9.
Columbicola gracilicapitis n.
Figure
F
6.
sp.
10.
Columbicola gracilicapitis
g genitalia.
n.
sp.
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:
l".g*,
6
width
length
I
wiath
2.31
Body
.586
,al
.163 .217 .174
.282 .27 .314
?
.29
1 .41
.20 .097
.066 .07
.08 .03
.aDJ
Head
Prothorax
Pterothorax
Abdomen
Basal plate
Paramers
Endomera
Acidoproctus rostratus (lltrlorv)'
.2g
.217
.28
.38
18(;6'
onithobius t.ostruttus Ruoow, Z. ges. Nat. Wiss., 27, p. 465. (Host: chena\oper
(see CaRRrruR' 1949'
rr<tgyptiactts, Ilrror = Dertd'rocynt tid'untrt (LINN')
3?8)
100,
Mus.
Nat.
P.
U.
S'
Proc.
'
list, p 52. Two $ $ ' one Q and two nymphs, from Dend'rocygta tidurtttt'
Flores Moradas, Guarico, Feb.18' 1938'
STAFFoRD
jur-' l"or
'l'het'e t'etttain in the collet'tion 1 6 irrl' itnrl 1 9
l)y
alx)\'c
l.erlesrr,il)tiolr iltr(l figrrres of this sl)e('ies sce I'efel'ell(le
author', 1l),11).
Briielia amazonae
S't'\l"t"otttr
II, N0 1, Mar' 31, 1943, p' 52, figs' 3?-39' (Host: Amazottrr
Etror
ochrocephala,
= Cacicus <:' cela), from Urama' Carabobo'
of
Briielia celc Srar,ronn, c.f. p. 53. (Host: Cacicus c, cela), equals immature
c'e'Iq
is
B.
of
page.
t)'pe
The
previous
on
B. amazoiloe STAFFORD, described
collection.
the
not in
'llris slrecies is tlre ('ollllrloll t1'1re of Iit'iiclirt ftttttttl ott tlte
Icterirlite. l[rt rtrt'rt' oll I)sittaci(lae. 'lhe llext sl)e('ies irt S't'tt"t'-olrtr's
('rtr'it'rtx
list is Ilriirlitr (.r/( rre\\' sl)e(,ies, \\-hose lrost is gil-etr as
(tttt(t:()ttu("
1l'
Of
sl)e(lilnell
(.. (.(,1(t. IJ. r.r,lrt is tttet'elr' ?llI itlllll?ltlu'e
(tttt(t:()tt{t('
\\.hi(.h is 1[.rlof l)ositive th:rt t]re col.l'ect h()st fol llt'iitlirr
is (lrr'icrt.s c. ('('l(t all(l llot 'ltttrtirttttt odtt'o('('l)lt(tltt''l'lte fat't tlt:rt
lre lists 5 d d arrrl 9 I 9 of I]. rtttrrr;rtttrt( seenls to shoN that the
er.r.or. \\.irs olle of lalrelling. itil(l llot of stl'agglilrg. Also. llt'iiclirt
is rrgt rnu(.h of :l stl,agglel'. silrce it lllo\-es 1o9 sloylr'. Tltere itre
(lolltaillillg:i 6 6'
thr.ee slirles of IJ.(ttn(t:ott(t( itr tlre trlllectir)ll, olle
Bo1. Flnt. Venez.,
vol.
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olre \\'itlr 1 9, :rrrrl the thir.rl rvith I d. iurrl all lirlrellerl ..|lrirtr.l)es!', :ttttl I'itfr host giverr as -lrttcJorr rt or.ltt'ttcelthrrlq. LIt.lrrrtr.
flalch
:15. 1!)3t1.
Oxylipeurus penelope ('r..ry. l!):iN.
P. Z. S., Lond. (B), XVIII-2, p. 185, pl. XIII, fig 2. (Host: putelope
r). pllrpurascens).
A sirrgle ferrrale is Iisterl lr's'r'.rpr.rur. |,. i4. *-ith lr,st rrs
('t'rr.r ttitrxt, s:rrr I,'elipe. llrrr' 1(i. l!):!s. Tlris sper.ilrrel is
rrlt irr tlre
c:ollectinrr. \o o.rylilx,rl rr.s lrrrs lret,rr tlesr.rilred fr.our (trr.r ttitlt.rr,
lurt it is 1rr'ir<'1i<'irllr'<,er'trrirr that tht.slrer,iurt'rr listerl lrr- s.r.rr.r..oRrr
is rrot o. 1x'tt.lo1u'('r,-r'r', sirrte otlrer,<.losel1-r.elrrterl s;recies of
('r'c.r'1r,ssess tr'pes of o.rulilt.ulrr.s rre.irlerlrr-rliffer.ent fr,orrr o.
lte
tt r
lo lx'.
Paragoniocotes sp.
list, p. 55. One Zl from ,,Pyrrhula" ( = pyrrhurt) leucotis (mmae,
at Carupano, Dec. 22, lg3?.
'l'lris slt,r'irrrerr is iu tlre r,oller.tiorr, brrt h:rs tlre irpir.al
;rgr.tigrr
o1'tlre irlrtlorrrerr rrrissirrg. together.s-ith the genitaliir. l-lrich rrr.e
vitall'r'irrrpoltirrrt fol eslre<,ifi<,irlentifi<.rrtirll irr this genrrs. It is
Itot rtttr':rtlrlrrt.s St,tr..t.otttrSTAFFoRD
collected
Paragoniocotes venezolanus Sl..rt-r,.orrl. 1!){jl.
Bol Ent. Venez., Vol. II, N, 1, Mar. 81,
a. cela).
1948,
p. 55, figs. 44_b1. (Host:
Cacicus
'l'lrere is rro r;rresliou as t. the irr<.orr.er:trress ,f tlris lrost. as
giverr br-N'r-\r.'rrourr. sirrr.e the gerrrrs is forrrrrl orr1.17 ou rrsittrrcirlae.
rr lrile orr the sarrre rlirl- thirt (.'ur.icrrx r.r,1rr l.irs r.ollet,terl
at strrr
l"eli1rc (lla.r' lt. l!).3.\) a spret.irrrerr of .lrutittrttr
1tr:t.titrrt.r trrt.4gittrtxrt
n'r'rs rrls0 collect('(1. rvhiclr l'irs tlre tr'pe Irost for.(rtlprtt.r,ltltrrlrtttt
ritrrl tt;t'i St.tr,'t.'otp. 1'lris:tls6 1pl)eilr,s to lrar-err [eerr
il1 er.rgr.in
lirlrellirrg. sirrce I'rtnrtlrttrittt.rttt's is not il \-er.).rr(.ti\-e grorrp. rviflr
tenrlerrcies to travel frorn oue rlearl host to arroflrer,. lilie the Jreuo|,orrirl:re. 'l'hele rre lnrt tl'o spet.iurens of this slret.ies left in ilre
r.ollt'1.fis11.:r
6f arrrl 9 lrirr.atr.|es.
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1955
Strongylocotes interruptus caquetae (''rutttr<t':n
RevBrasildeBiol.(inpress)'(Host:Crypturellusa.aaricgatus(GMELIN),
Puerto Venecia, Caqueta, Colombia'
list' p' 57' (Host:
Strongylocotes complanatus fimbriatus Cr'av, of SrarroRn
"CrgPturus" u. uati'egatus)'
,l.6ere tlre 8 d d alld 5 I 9 listetl frolrr this host, (lolle(lte(l
at Lagunillas, zuli:r, llirr<'h 17, 193.q. I have coltrl)ilIe(l the silrgle
r.cllrai;i.g p:rir of tlese s'et:irrlens \ritll t1e t1'1le se.ies of N' i,trrt.,.uptus ((qu(t(( ('-rRRrrinu. illxl filxl tllettt to be the strttte.
for (]ottiod(s
'I.lris is llot N. st'tifrr IloPIirNs, 1!)42 (rronr. rI()\"
(..\IIR'IKl'lr, Ile\..
s(,lo'sl{,r I,trt;t.:,r, sul)l)osedl}. fr.orrr tlris lrtrst ). see
Brasil. tle Iliol. citetl tbove.
Physconelloides ceratoceps Ii\YING'
The host for this species was Leptotita lerreaugi, chlorauchenia (ScL. & SALV')
turtle dove'
STAFFoRD lists on pzge 57 four 9 I of this species from "wild
sin
data".
Thert, u'er.e ll0 sl)e(.inretrs of this gelllrs ilI 1he t'ollectir)ll NhelI
of either
receiyed by rrre. It is useless to spet:ulitte as to the irlentitl
r'
kptotilt'
lleen
tlre lice or their. lrost. It ltlily Yer')'eilsil)'ltuYe
(ltthrttt
of
sl)ecilllells
L-r't.rt,rru,ri , since this llird n'as tlolle(.tetl ilrl(l
lice rlid, itrtleetl,
lf
the
abovef.
(described
it
ftorrr
Itir:olu tirkeil
ave P' rcrurealll'
thel
that
lilit'I.,v
vet'1'
is
ctrrrre frtrttt that host it
trr:cps lirvrxc.
(ir.trt.rR,rns
SrAlrl'0ltll rllitkes I'It'yst.tlttelloilex ttttttttlll,'r,,'\sO(,,1.\is
elror" The
a s)ilorr.\-ul of lr. rt,rutor.c1r.s llrvIstl.'lhis is tur itbsolute
ilutl it is
tttinrrin'
rtr'
lrtrst of (iuirnaraes' specie,s is colrtrttltrtqullittu
a \-er') tlistirrct -species.
Penenirmus
sP.
of
Thele is in the (lolle(ltioll a sillgle slirle tlontairlirlg a I
rrothing
is
j:rbels
\\'er.e rrrissilrg' 'l.lrere
Pant,ttirttttts, fr<rnr rvlritlh all
listetllrlSt,ttnl..ontlrr'lriclrcolrldp()ssilllyllethisspecirnen.Itis
in good colldition' but lat:kirrg trll rltrtat is rvorthless'