Boydaia buphagi Fain, 1961

Boydaia buphagi Fain, 1961a: 58, fig. 18, 19, 22, 1963d: 56, 66, 76, fig. 16, 1971: 100, 104, fig. 17. Holotype in RMCA, examined.

Type host: Buphagus africanus Linnaeus ( Passeriformes: Buphagidae) from Rwanda.

Diagnosis. Hypostome with 2 pairs of setae. Setae ve present. Setae vi situated posterior to level of setae si.

Sensillae rod-like. Agenital series with 2 pairs of setae. Pseudanal series with 1 pair of setae. Number of leg setae: coxae 2–1–1–1, trochanters 1–1–0–0, femora 6–4–3–2, 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 of leg I long, subequal, and sharp-ended.

Host and distribution. Passeriformes (Buphagidae): Buphagus africanus Linnaeus from Rwanda [Southern Prov., Butare] (Fain 1961a).