Degeeriella elani Tendeiro, 1955: 598, figs 36–37.
Degeeriella elani Tendeiro, 1955; Clay 1958a: 174, figs 4, 36, 54, 91; pl. 6: fig. 1.
Degeeriella elani Tendeiro, 1955; Price et al. 2003: 173.
Degeeriella elani Tendeiro, 1955; González-Acuña et al. 2008a: 283.
Degeeriella elani Tendeiro, 1955; Moreno & González-Acuña 2015: 95.
Degeeriella elani Tendeiro, 1955; González-Acuña & Moreno 2018: 262.
Holotype ♂ in CZLP.
Type host: Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789).
Chilean host: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, 1818).
Other hosts: Elanus caeruleus vociferus (Latham, 1790); Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801).
Chilean localities: Maitencillo: Region IV; Malleco: Region IX; Bulnes: Region XVI.
Geographic distribution: All continents, except Antarctica.
Chilean references: González-Acuña et al. (2008a); Moreno & González-Acuña (2015); González-Acuña & Moreno (2018).
Other significant references: Clay (1958a); Palma (1996: 172); Price et al. (2003).
Remarks: Clay (1958a: 176) and Price et al. (2003: 173) listed “ Elanus notatus Gould ” as a host of Degeeriella elani, but this host name is regarded as a junior synonym of Elanus axillaris (Latham, 1801) (Schodde & Mason 1980: 12).