PROC. ENT. SOC. WASH., VOU 57, NO. 5, OCTOBER, 1955 241 A NEW MALLOPHAGAN FROM THE SCREECH OWL (Philopteridae) By K. C. Emerson, Stillwater, OTclahoma Strigiphilus otus, new species (Figures 1, 2) Male. — Dorsal anterior plate prominent, anterior margin indented and sharply pointed posteriorly. Hyaline margin wide. Prominent dorsal antennal sutures Strigiphilus otxis n. sp., male : fig. 1, dorsal-ventral view ; fig. 2, genitalia. mid-way between antennae and the hyaline margin, each extending inward one-third width of head. Trabeculae well developed. Antennae filiform, without noticeable sexual dimorphism. Temples convexly rounded, each with two long
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