Lunaceps incerta sedis

Gustafsson, Daniel R. & Olsson, Urban, 2012, 3377, Zootaxa 3377, pp. 1-85 : 74

Lunaceps incerta sedis 1

Host: Calidris melanotos ( Vieillot, 1819)

Discussion: Most similar to L. incoenis , but differs from this species by the number of median marginal setae of the females (7 instead of 6), and by the general appearance of the paratergal plates, but very few individuals have been studied. The AVS3 is often positioned anterior to the AVS2, as in L. incoenis . Gustafsson and Olsson (2012) found that Lunaceps from hosts that prefer inland freshwater stop-over and wintering grounds (e.g., L. superciliosus ) differ from those that prefer more coastal stop-over and wintering habitat (e.g., L. falcinellus ). Therefore, we here place the population on C. melanotos , which prefers inland habitats ( Piersma, 2003) as incerta sedis, awaiting additional specimens and its inclusion in a genetic study.