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much smaller than the former and of commoner 

 occurrence. Dirty yellow in colour, somewhat 

 chestnut-brown toward the thorax. The head is as 

 wide as long. Two large bristles on each side of the 

 lower anodes and a few short ones in front. The 

 abdominal segments being marked with dark brown, 

 quadrangular lateral bands. A single hair on each 

 side of the segments, except the last two, in which 

 there are more. Length in $, 1*3 mm. ; in <$ , 

 *8 mm. 



G. hologaster is very partial to the rump and back. 



(3) Goniocotes gigas. — This is a large species, not 

 very abundant. It can be told by its large round 

 abdomen. Yellow in colour. The abdomen has 

 pale brown patches, coloured with dark brown at the 

 border. Length in $ , 4 mm. ; in 6 , 3 mm. 



I have not observed this species on the fowl 

 myself, and am not aware if it locates itself in any 

 particular part. 



(4) Lipeurus variabilis (fig. 6). — The members of 

 this genus have long narrow bodies. — Narrow 

 elongated abdomen ; pale yellowish, with dark brown 

 bands and fawn-coloured spots, there is a dark brown 

 middle spot beneath the thorax. Head quite rounded 

 in front, with a dark border and a number of marginal 

 hairs. End of the abdomen bilobed, with a genital 

 lance-shaped spot ; last six abdominal segments with 

 from one to three hairs on each side. Length in £ j 

 2'2 mm. ; in 6 , 1*9 mm. 



