Gypsigogus Eichler and Zlotorzycka, 1963. Acta Parasit. Polon. , 11: 



212. 



Type species: Gypsigogus novoannus Eichler and Zlotorzycka, 1963. 

 Lanicephalum Zlotorzycka, 1964. Acta Parasit. Polon., 12: 187. 



Type species: Alloaolpooephalym {Lanioephalvon) laniidorim 

 Zlotorzycka, 1964. (Probably a synonym of C. fregili Denny, 1842). 



Head with pronounced ocular emarginations ; temporal lobes with 

 square or flatly rounded, never tapering, ends. Laterodorsal margin of 

 head with preocular notch or short, broad slit. Head with conspicuous 

 dark brown or black sclerotized areas, 1 at each preocular notch, 1 

 at each proximal end of laterodorsal margin, and 1 pair on the occipital 

 margin lined by a dark, transverse band and a lighter, transverse band 

 to the preocular areas. Mesothorax short, length less than that of the 

 pro- and metathorax taken together. Basal segment of each tarsus only 

 slightly produced distally. Ventral surface of posterior femur, and 

 some abdominal sternites, without definite patches of setae although 

 combs of spines may be present. Mallophaga of moderate size but seldom 

 exceeding 3 millimeters in length. 



Colpoaephalum bvachysomum Kellogg and Chapman, 1902 



Colpocephalim brachysomum Kellogg and Chapman, 1902. J. N. Y. Ent. 



Soc, 10: 162, pi. 14, fig. 3. 

 Colpocephalwi discrepans Kellogg and Chapman, 1902. J. N. Y. Ent. 



Soc, 10: 164, pi. 15, fig. 1. 

 Kuvodaia keleri Emerson, 1961. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 74: 191, 



figs. 7-9. 

 Type host: Asia flammeus (Pontoppidan) — Short-eared Owl. 

 Other New England host: 



Bubo virginianus (Gmelin) — Great Horned Owl. 



This species was described from 2 9 from Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan) 

 and 2 9 from Pluvialis dominioa (Muller) - an error. Colpoaephalum 

 discrepans was described from 1 9 from Anous stolidus (Linnaeus) both 

 of which are errors. 



Price and Beer (1963) have reviewed the species of Colpoaephalum 

 infesting the Strigiformes and give the following measurements for this 

 species : 



d 9 



Head Length 

 Head Width 

 Prothorax Width 

 Metathorax Width 



Total Length 1.08 (Short Form) 1.47 (Short Form) 



1.84 (Long Form) 



The long form is due to telescoping of the abdomen during mounting 

 on microscope slides. The measurements are the averages of 4 males and 

 8 females . 



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