Ophthalmognathus Dubinin, 1957

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Genus Ophthalmognathus Dubinin, 1957

Ophthalmognathus Dubinin, 1957: 66 .

Neospeleognathus, Fain 1958b: 178 .

Type species: Ophthalmognathus dogieli Dubinin, 1957 by original designation.

Diagnosis. Palps with 2 segments. Hypostome with 2 pairs of setae. Propodonotal shield absent. Propodonotal region with 5 pairs of setae (se absent). Hysteronotal region with 5 pairs of smooth setae (h2 absent). Agenital, genital and pseudanal series with 2 pairs of setae, each. Setae 1a, 3a and 4a present. Number of leg setae: coxae 2– 1–1–0, trochanters 1–1–0–0, femora 6(5)–4–3–3(2), genua 4–4–3–3, tibiae 5–3–3–3. Setae situated in anterior part of tarsi I–IV normally developed.

Remarks. Representatives of this genus are associated with birds of the order Pelecaniformes and recorded in the Afrotropical, Australian, Nearctic, and Palaearctic regions ( Fain 1955b, 1956a; Dubinin 1957; Domrow 1969, 1991; Fain & Goff 1980). This genus includes two species; both of them are recorded in the Afrotropical region: OphthalmOgnathus schOutedeni (Fain, 1955) and O. tenOriae Fain and Goff, 1980 .