38o 



ANOPLURA. 



CASE 

 XVIII. 



Nos. 

 19 — 21. 



GoNiocoTES HOLOGASTER {Nitzsch). — 19. Speci- 

 mens ; 20. Enlarged figure of ditto ; 21. Illus- 

 trative vignette (fowl dusting itself). 



Infests the domestic fowl. The subject 

 of the vignette, a fowl dusting itself, is an 

 alleviative of nature against vermin, adopted 

 by the bird to dislodge and shake them 



Goniocotes hologastr r (from the rr 

 domestic fowl). 1 J line in length. Oil. 



Genus Goniodes {Nitzsch). 



Head large; temporal angles prominent and acute; antennae 

 in males cheliform; no trabeculse; abdomen very broad and flat. 



Goniodes falcicornis {Nitzsch), — 22. Specimen 

 ■:z2—^6. ,<r<^ — ^>v^ °^ ^^^ young insect ; 23. Enlarged figure of 



ditto ; 24. Specimens of the mature insect ; 

 25. Enlarged figure of ditto; 26. Illustrative 



vignette (peacock). 



Infests the peacock. The young differs 

 considerably from the full-grown insect. 



Nos. r- • ^ f , • ■ , ; Goniodes stylifer (Nitzsch). — 27. Specimens ; 28. 



Goniodes falcicornis (mature). ^ ' ^ 



•27 29. I J to 2 lines in length. Enlarged figure of ditto ; 29. Illustrative vig- 



nette (turkey). 



Infests the turkey. 



3^32. ^O^'iodes numidianus {Denny).— Z^, Specimens ; 31. Enlarged figure of 

 ditto ; 32. Illustrative vignette (guinea fowl^l. 



Infests the guinea fowl. 



^Nos. Goniodes colchici {De7iny).--%Z. Specimens ; 34. Enlarged figure of ditto 



"■^ ^^" 35. Illustrative vignette (pheasant). 



Infests the pheasant. 



