NEW MALLOPHAGA. 107 



(luudraiigular, transverse, lateral abdominal blotches sep- 

 arated by a narrow median ancolored line hardly appar- 

 ent on segments G-D; a strong uncolored transverse line 

 between segments 7 and 8; lateral bands black, distinct, 

 segmented. In the male the transverse abdominal 

 blotches are continuous across the segments, with widely 

 separating, uncolored, transverse sutures, especially[on 

 posterior half of abdomen. 



Oncophorus remotus n. ?p. (Plate VII, fig. 7). 



.V male and female from a Great Gray Owl, Scoliopiex 

 ciaercu (Pullman, Washington). Not at all like 0. 

 kcfcroceras Piaget (Les Pediculines, }». 222, pi. xviii, 

 fig. 8) from Strix bubo, which has the head varying 

 markedly in the sexes; and not like 0. hexupthalinus 

 Nitzsch (described by Nitzsch as a Lipearus and referred 

 by Giebel to Oruithubius, and by Piaget to (Jncujiliwus) 

 from Strix njctea. 



Description of the male. Body, length 2.02 mm., 

 width .93 mm.; short, broad; pale golden brown, with 

 slightly darker bands on the head and thorax. 



Head, length .65 mm., width .59 mm., subpentagonal, 

 broadly rounding in front; clypeus slightly convex, two 

 hairs on each side of the uncolored clypeal front, a 

 third marginal hair in front of the suture; a long mar- 

 ginal hair and short prickle in front of the trabecular 

 which are long and acutely angular; antennie with its 

 first segment as long as all the other segments taken 

 together, third segment with slight but appreciable dis- 

 tal projection, a few short spines on the segments; eye 

 with a distinct ocular fleck and a long hair; temples 

 with sides nearly straight, two long hairs and two 

 prickles on the margin; occipital margin straight, with- 

 out hairs or prickles; general color of the head pale 



