Haematoloechus varioplexus Stafford, 1902

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Haematoloechus varioplexus Stafford, 1902

Site of infection: lungs.

Recruitment: ingestion.

Distribution: Canada: New Brunswick ( McAlpine 1997a, 1997b; 1998; McAlpine & Burt 1998a; NBM); Ontario ( Stafford 1900); Quebec ( Stafford 1903). USA: Louisiana (USNPC); Nebraska ( Snyder & Tkach 2001; Bolek & Janovy 2007); Virginia ( Campbell 1968).

Specimens in collections: NBM: 792, 797, 798, 1257-1259, 1496-1500, 1503-1505, 3536-3538. USNPC: 84817, 91515.

Remarks: Many species of Haematoloechus were synonymyzed with H. varioplexus by Kennedy (1981). Based on morphological and molecular evidence, León-Règagnon et al. (2005) re-established the validity of these species and the close phylogenetic relationships of H. varioplexus with H. parviplexus and H. colorandensis .