BY T. HARVEY JOHNSTON AND LAUNCELOT HARRISON 11 



Degeeriella suhmarginalis, [Burmeisterl J. & H., 1912, 

 Syn. Nirmus snbmarginaUs, BurmeisteiC, 1832. 

 p. 431 ; N. suhmcrginellus, Xitzsch, 1866, p. 368 ; 

 Giebel, 1874, p. 148; Piaget, 1880, p. 155; 1885, 

 p. 22, pi. 3, fig. 2 (Halle Museum) ; N. menurae-lyrae, 

 Coinde, 1859, p. 424 ; N. menura, Le Souef & Bullen, 

 1902, p. 157. 



Kellogg (1908, p. 27) gives Memira superoa as 

 a host of Nirmvs (i.e. Degeeriella) margi tiali s,^itzsch.. 

 We cannot find any reference justifying this, hence 

 we have concluded that it is an error. 



Menura victori.^, Gould. 



Lipeurus menura, Le Souef & Bullen. 



Le Souef & Bullen, 1902, xviii., p, 157, fig. 3. 



Menopon menura, Le Souef & Bullen. 



Le Souef & Bullen, 1902, xviii., p. 158, fig. 9. 

 Degeeriella suhmarginalis, [Burmeisterl. 



Syn. Nirmus men/ura, Le Souef and Bullen, 1902, 

 xviii., p. 157. For full synonymy, see under Menura 

 superha. We have examined Le Souef and Bullen's 

 type of N. menura, and find it identical with the 

 above species. These authors quote the host as 

 Menura superha, but Mr. Le Souef informs us that 

 the birds Avere the now separated Viclciian form 

 M. victorice. 



Oymnorhina tibicex. Lath. 



Degeeriella himiaculata, [Piagetl Johnston & Harrison, 



1912. 



Syn. Nirmus himaculatus, Piaget, 1885, p. 148, 

 pi. 16, fig. 1. Host given as Baryta tihicen, Eotteidani 

 Zoo. 



Oymnorhina leuconota. Gray. 



Degeeriella semiannulata, [Piagetl Johnston & Harrison, 



1912. 



Syn. Nirmus semiannulatus, Piaget, 1883, p. 156: 

 1885, p. 24, pi. 3, fig. 11. Host quoted as Baryta 

 ■leuconota. 



Piaget (1880, p. 140) record.- Nirmus larius {i.e. 

 Degeeriella vcria) Xitzsch, from the above host. This 

 is a common parasite of European crows, and prob- 



