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extremely abundant in the neighbourhood of Auckland. Mr Howes 

 states that "the cheerful chirping of the Black Cricket can be heard 

 every evening (in summer) about the North Island towns. I have also 

 heard it in the Port Hills above Christchurch." 



Gryllotalpa vulgaris, Linn. Mole Cricket 



In 1888 this species was noted by Mr T. W. Kirk in a bank on 

 the Tinakori Road, Wellington. Also found by Mr Robinson of 

 Makara, west of Wellington. Dr Hilgendorf (1916) says: "the first 

 specimen from near Wanganui was noted there some ten years ago; 

 it is now common in sand-hills there." 



Mr Howes states that it is common as far south as Nelson. 



Order III. NEUROPTERA 

 Sub-order MALLOPHAGA 



(In Neumann's classification the Mallophaga or Ricinidae are 

 treated as a family of the sub-order Rhyncota or Pediculinae.) 



Trichodectes scalaris, Nitzsch. Ox-louse 

 This ecto-parasite of cattle is not uncommon in New Zealand. 



Trichodectes sphcerocephalus, Nitzsch. Sheep-louse 

 This species appears to be very common. The report of the 

 Agricultural Department for 1916 states that it is a very abundant 

 parasite among sheep. Mr Miller recorded it from Weraroa in 1917. 



Trichodectes lotus, Nitzsch. Dog-louse 

 This species is found on dogs in New Zealand. 



Trichodectes climax, Nitzsch. Goat-louse 



Col. H. A. Reid informs me that this species occurs on goats in 

 New Zealand. 



Goniodes dissimilis, Nitzsch. Brown Chicken-louse 

 Col. H. A. Reid states that this parasite is found on poultry in 

 New Zealand. 



Menopon pallidum, Nitzsch 



This most troublesome ecto-parasite of poultry is termed in 

 American publications the shaft-louse or small body-louse of chickens. 

 It is a species which moves with great nimbleness among feathers, 

 and can be kept alive for months on fresh feathers, of which it par- 

 ticularly consumes the quill epidermis. Col. H. A. Reid states that 

 it occurs among poultry in New Zealand. 



