NEW MALLOPHAGA. 487 



Universita di Modena, Atti della Societa dei Naturalisti 

 di Modena, Serie 3, vol. iv, 1895. 



" Sinonimia— De-Geer. Mem. Ins. vol. vii, tv. 4, f. 9. 1776 (Rici- 

 nus emberizce)— Sckrank. Beit, zur Natnrg. p. 117, tv. 5, f. 8 

 1776 (Pediculus curvirostrce)—!. c. p. 117, f. 6 (P. Pyrrulce)—\. c 

 p. US, f. 7 [P. Chloridis)—l. c. p. 116, f. 9 (P. citrinellce)—!. c. p 

 115, f. 10 (P. nubecula)— Ijinneo. Syst. Nat. Ed. xiii, v. ii, p 

 2922. 1789 (P. curvirostrce, Pyrrulluz, Ghloridis, Citrinellce, Rube 

 cul<e.)— Panzer. Fan. Ins. Germ. p. 51, f. 27. 1793 (P. Curviros 

 l rce )— Geoffroy . Hist. abr. Ins. v. 11, p. 599. 1800 (Pediculu 

 Embe,rizce)—Ija,ti-ei\le. Hist. Gen. v. viii, p. 111. 1804 (Ricinus 

 Emberizce)— Fabricus. Sys. Ant. p. 349. 1805 {P. Emberizce)— 

 Olfers. De Veg. et. Anim. Corp. Anim. Kep. 1815 (Nirmus globi- 

 y> r )— -Nitzsch. Germ. Mag. v. iii, p. 290. 1818— Burmeister. Hand. 

 Ent. v. ii, p. 425. 1835—1. c. (fusicollis) — Deuny. Anop. p. 70, 

 tv. 5, f. 10. 1842— I.e. p. 82, tv. 1, f. S (pallescens)— 1. c. p. 98, 

 tv. 1, f. 8 (fuscicollis)— I. c. p. 104, tv. 5, f. 12 (Passerinns)— 1. c. p. 

 106, tv. 3, f. 1 (Merulce)— 1. c. p. 107, tv. 3, f. 3 (Modularis) — 1. c. 

 p. 108, tv. 2, f. 2 (Rubecula) — Walckenrer. Hist. Nat. Ins. Apt. 

 v. iii, p. 332. 1844 (Philopterus)— \. c. p. 336 (Philopterus pal- 

 lescens)—]. c. (Philopterus fuscicollis)— \. c. p. 340 (Philopterus 

 pctsserinus, meruhe, modularis, rubeculce) — Giebel. Zeits. f. ges. 

 Nat. Bd. xvii, p. 298-303. 1861—1. c. (fuscicollis) p. 29S — 1. 

 c. Bd. xviii, p. 298-303. 1861—1. c. p. 298. 1861 (fuscicollis)— 

 Giglioli, Jour, of Micros. N. 10, tv. B, f. 9. 1864 (Mandarinus)— 

 Giebel. Zeits. f. ges. Nat. Bd. xxvii, p. 116. 1866 (ornatus)— 



I. c. Bd. xxvii, p. 358. 1866—1. c. p. 359 (fuscicollis)— \. c. p. 

 359 (ornatus)— Epiz. p. 85, tv. xi, i. 13. 1884—1. c. p. 86, tv. 



II, f. 10, tv. 20, f. 4 (fuscicollis)— I c. p. 89 (ornatus)— 1. c. p. 120 

 (Rubeculce, Modularis, Merulce)— \. c. p. 119 (turdi)—\. c. p. 91 

 (linearis) — Piaget. Ped. p. 54, tv. 4, f. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 (sp. et var.)." 



The specific name communis given by Nitzsch to a 

 Docophorus species or group of closely allied species 

 found commonly on passerine birds, has been retained 

 by Giebel and Piaget as the best, or, at least, most con- 

 venient expression of the condition exhibited by the Doco- 

 -phori of the type figured by Nitzsch from specimens 

 from Fringilla linaria, and by Piaget from specimens 

 from Motacilla alba and others. Specimens of this 

 type are the most commonly met with Docophorus on 



