Haematoloechus parviplexus ( Irwin 1929 )

Xue, Xiao-Feng, Song, Zi-Wei & Hong, Xiao-Yue, 2010, Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae), Zootaxa 2544, pp. 1-53 : 13

Haematoloechus parviplexus ( Irwin 1929)

Site of infection: lungs.

Prevalence, mean intensity, and intensity range: 33.3%, 9, 1-28.

Specimens deposited: CNHE: 6945.

Recruitment: ingestion.

Distribution: USA: Connecticut ( Brooks 1976); Louisiana ( Bennett 1938; USNPC); Michigan ( Muzzall 1991); Nebraska ( Brooks 1974; Brooks 1976; León-Règagnon & Brooks 2003; León-Règagnon et al. 2005; Brooks et al. 2006a; Bolek & Janovy 2007); Nevada ( Babero & Golling 1974); Washington (USNPC).

Specimens in collections: CNHE: 4405. HWML: 20142, 20143, 20753, 21660, 48433, 48483. USNPC: 75445, 81467, 95564, 102174.

Remarks: Kennedy (1981) proposed the synonymy of H. parviplexus with H. varioplexus ; however, León-Règagnon and Brooks (2003) and León-Règagnon et al. (2005) supported the validity of this species based on molecular and morphological evidence.