Mallophaga from Birds of the Ponapé I. (Carolines) 

 and the Palau Is. (Micronesia). 



By 



Seinosuke Uchida, Jüigakushi. 



With 2 figures in text. 



The specimens of Mallophaga, upon which this paper is based, 

 were obtained by Mr. Naoshi Teraoka during the spring of 19 14, while 

 engaged in collecting birds for the Ornithological Society of Japan, in 

 Micronesia and in the Caroline Islands. They hail principally from two 

 localities, viz. the Palau or Pelew Ids. (Micronesia) and the Ponapé Id. 

 (Carolines). 



The collection includes 9 genera and 21 species, taken from 15 

 species of birds. Of the above number of Mallophaga species, two are 

 apparently new to science and will be called Psittaconirmus harrisoni 

 and Myrsidea teraokai. The former, obtained from the Red Lory, 

 Eos rubiginosa, is the second species of the genus Psittaconirmus 

 Harrison (1915) ; the latter was taken from the Eastern Reef-heron, 

 Deviiegretta jugularis grayi. 



The list of the host species and of the parasites found on them is 

 as follows : 



Host 



Parasite 



Phœthon Candidus 



Su/a srda 



Colpocephaluni epiphanes Kell, and Chap. 

 Meno pon eulasius Kell. 

 Lipeurus potens Kell, and Kuw. 

 Menopon brevipalpe P. 



