Austromenopon brevithoracicum (Piaget, 1880) .

Site of infection: contour feathers, frequently found wandering in the breast and abdominal apterya. Localities: Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chubut and Tierra del Fuego Provinces), Biobío Region (Chile).

References: Cicchino and Castro (1998), Castro and Cicchino (1996), Brum et al. (2005). Present study. Comments: First record from Chile.