Boydaia falconis Fain, 1956

Boydaia falconis Fain, 1956b: 657, figs. 16–18, 1963d: 60, 1972a: 610, fig. 3; Domrow 1969: 381; Pence & Casto 1976: 466. Holotype in RMCA, examined.

Type host: Falco cuvierii Smith ( Falconiformes: Falconidae) from Rwanda.

Diagnosis. Hypostome with 1 pair of setae. Setae ve present. Setae vi situated posterior to level of setae si. Sensillae SBa- or SBb-type. Agenital series with 1 pair of setae. Pseudanal series with 2 pairs of setae. Number of leg setae: coxae 1–1–1–1, trochanters 1–1–0–0, femora 7–4–3–4, genua 4–4–3–3, tibiae 5–3–3–3. All setae on genu and tibia of leg I similar in shape. In larvae, antaxial and paraxial claws short, subequal, and sharp-ended.

Hosts and distribution. Falconiformes (Falconidae): FalcO cuvierii Smith from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Akanyaru] (Fain 1956b) and F. tinnunculus Linnaeus from Chad (Fain 1963d).