NEW MALLOPHAGA. 121 



lateral border of black, widest at constriction. Legs with 

 dark colored coxae and tibiae, paler femora with darker 

 markings. 



Abdomen elongate, first segment much narrower than 

 thorax at articulation, segments gradually widening to the 

 fifth and narrowing from there to the ninth ; segments 5-7 

 shorter than others; segments 1-2 with one hair at pos- 

 terior angle, segment 3 with two hairs, and remaining 

 segments with much longer hairs ; distinct marginal black 

 bands, with clear segmental spots; transversal dark brown 

 bands, narrower on segments 5-7; ninth segment wholly 

 colored and angularly emarginated, the points each with 

 two short hairs. 



Female. Body, length 2.65 mm., width .5 mm.; head, 

 length, .55 mm., width .35 mm. ; slightly larger than male; 

 antennae, second and fifth segments about equal, longest, 

 third and fourth about equal; abdomen with segments 

 gradually shortening from first backward through the 

 seventh, eighth slightly longer, ninth deeply angularly 

 emarginate, the two acute points without hairs; from the 

 dorsal face of the eighth segment two very long hairs 

 arise just inside of the black lateral band; all segments 

 wholly colored except posterior half of the eighth; the 

 .transverse sutures uncolored, and indications of an uncol- 

 ored median longitudinal line on segments 3-6; lateral 

 marginal bands black, with clear stigmatal spots on inner 

 margin. 



Lipeurus picturatus n. sp. (Plate viii, figs. 1 and 2.) 



Four specimens, all female, taken on two specimens of 

 American Coot, Fulica americana (Monterey, Califor- 

 nia), out of ten shot. No specimens found on four Coots 

 killed at Lawrence, Kansas. A finely-marked form, with 

 indistinct suture. 



