Abstract
There are described herein two new species of Mallophaga colledcd from two species of shorebirds: Lesser yellowlegs, Totanus flavipes (Gmelin) and greater yellowlegs, Totanus melanoleucus (Gmelin), both common during migrations in the United States. These two sandpipers (Order Charadriiformes, Family Scolopacidae) are almost indistinguishable in coloration but the greater yellowlegs is about one-third larger in size than the lesser yellowlegs. The two new species of Mallophaga are easily separated by the different male genitalia; in other characters they closely resemble each other; the larger louse is found on the larger bird.
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