314 Annals of the South African Museum. 



It is unfortunate that the host of the above examples was not 

 recorded. We have in our collection three specimens which we 

 cannot separate from these South African examples, viz. : 



1. $ and $ . " Ground Hornbill " (Bucorvus caffer ?). 



2. 3 . "Eagle from Japan." 



These specimens are on two slides, one thirty, the other some 

 fifty years old, and even if the hosts are correctly given on the labels 

 the identity of the real host is still in doubt. It may be the Horn- 

 bill or some other ground-frequenting species. It is possible, how- 

 ever, that Dr. Peringuey's examples were taken along with Lipeurus 

 bacnius from unknow T n host. 



Menopon appencliculatum seems to come closest to the peculiar 

 Menopon of Parrots (Psittacus, spp.). The posterior femora (2nd 

 and 3rd pairs of legs) bear a postero-ventral row of equal strong, 

 rather short, and somewhat abruptly pointed spines. 



MENOPON BEEVIPALPE, Piaget (1880). 



Menopon brevipalpe, Piaget, Les Pediculines, p. 498, pi. xl. f. 5 



(1880). 

 $ 3 , ? ? . Phalacrocorax capensis (Trek Duiker). Table Bay, 



1913. (a) 43 3 3 , 35 ? 2 , 45 imm. (b) 6 3 $ , 6 $> 2 , 12 imm. 

 Phalacrocorax capensis. 

 3 2 ? . Sula capensis. 



Near the middle of each side of the 9th tergite are a number of 

 strong hairs, the " petite touffe " mentioned in Piaget's description. 

 Just posterior to this and at the side are 3 short strong spines in 

 a row in a very reliable character for this species. 



MENOPON PHAEOSTOMUM, N. (1818). 



Menopon phaeostomum, Nitzsch, in Giebel, Ins. Epiz. p. 292 (1874). 

 3 , 7 5 ? imm. Pavo cristatus (Peacock). 



MENOPON PUSTULOSUM, N. (1818). 



Menopon pustulosum, Nitzsch, in Giebel, Ins. Epiz. p. 298 (1874). 

 Prom Sula capensis (Malagash) 



(a) 80 3 & , 60 $ $> , 36 imm. 



(b) 13 3 $ , 9 ? ? , 10 imm. Received 9 : iv : 13. 



2 3 $ > 3 $ $ , 2 imm. Phalacrocorax capensis. 



MENOPON BUSTICUM, Giebel (1874). 



Menopon rusticum, Giebel, Ins. Epiz. p. 288 (1874). 



3 Hirundo rustica. 



