1913] 



Paine and Mann — Mallophaga from Brazilian Birds 



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MALLOPHAGA FROM BRAZILIAN BIRDS. 1 



By John H. Paine and William M. Mann. 



We have recently received from Dr. E. Snethlage, director of the 

 Division of Zoology at the Museu Goeldi at Para, the small, but 

 very interesting collection of Brazilian Mallophaga listed herewith. 

 The specimens were taken by Dr. Sneth- 

 lage from birds collected by her. The 

 identifications of the birds are from the 

 same source. 

 Goniocotes verrucosus Taschenberg. (Fig. 1). 



Two specimens, male and female, of 

 this curious form from Crypturus tataupa 

 Temm. (Marajo, Brazil. Nov. 1911). 

 So far as we know, this is the first record 

 of the female of this species. It is con- 

 siderably larger than the male, especially 

 as regards the length of abdomen. Pe- 

 culiar to this species are the curious, 

 dark, semi-circular scales, attached to the 

 dorsal surface of the insect by their lateral 

 edges, and arranged in double and sin- 

 gle rows on the thorax and abdomen. 

 (Fig. lb). We figure the female, in 

 outline, Taschenberg's figure of the male 

 being rather indefinite and lacking in 

 detail. 



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-»/r . Fig 1. Goniocotes verrucosus Tasch. 



Measurements. 



Length: 9 , 1.34 

 Head .29 



Thorax .24 

 Abdomen .86 



Width: 

 .42 

 .42 

 .62 



Goniodes complanatus Piaget. 



Nine specimens, male and female, from Crypturus tatawpa 

 Temm. (Marajo, Brazil, Nov. 1911). The head of this species 



1 Contributions from the Entomological Laboratory of the Bussey Institution, Harvard 

 University. No. C4. 



