80 BECOBDS OF THE ATTSTRALIAN'mTTSEUM. 



Ornithomyia, Latr. (Bird-flies). 



0. australasice, Wied., host unknown (Auss. Zweif. ii., p. 608, 

 1830). Australia. 



0. batchiana, Rond., host unknown (Ann. Mus. Cir. Gen. xii., 

 p. 158, 1878). Grafton, New South Wales. 



0. nigricornis, Erich., host unknown (Archiv. f. Naturg. viii., 

 p. 274, 1842). Tasmania. 



0. stipituri, Sch., on the Emu wren, Stipiturus malachurus, Lath. 

 (Reise " No vara," Zool. ii., p. 374, 1868). Sydney, New 

 South Wales. 



0. tasmaniensix, Macq., host unknown (Dipt. Exot., 4th suppl., 

 p. 309, pi. 28, fig. 15, 1850). Tasmania. 



Melophagus, Zmw. (Wingless "Sheep-tick"). 



M. ovinus, Linn., on sheep (Trans. Aust. Assoc. Ad. Sc, p. 540, 

 1890). Universally distributed. 



Olfersia, Wied. 



0. macleayi, Leach., host unknown (Eph. Ins., p. 12, 1817). 

 Australia, 



Family NYCTERiBiDiE (Wingless "Bat-ticks"). 

 Some species known, but none yet described from Australia. 



APHANIPTERA (Fleas). 



Family Pulicid^. 

 Perfect insects parasitic upon warm-blooded animals. 



Examples : 

 PuLEX, Linn. 

 P. echidna, Denny, on Australian VorcM^me, Echidna aculeata, Shaw 

 (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., xii., p. 315, pi. xxxvii., fig. 6, 1843). 

 Tasmania. 

 P. irritants, Linn., the human flea. 

 P. felis, Linn., on the domestic cat. 

 P. canis, Linn., on the domestic dog. 



Obs. — This species swarms innumerably in certain seasons in sandy 

 situations and in houses, often assuming the nature of a plague. 

 P. gallina, Linn., on the domestic fowl. 



Stephanocircus, Sk. 

 S. dasyuri, Sk., on the Tiger Cat, Dasyurus maculatux, Kerr. 

 Probably generally distributed in Australia. 

 Type. — In Australian Museum. 



