7<f.cC 73 Vol. 73, pp. 119-122 30 December 1960 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON A NEW SPECIES OF KURODAIA (MALLOPHAGA: AMBLYCERA) FROM THE COLLARED SCOPS OWL OF THAILAND By Robert E. Elbel and K. C. Emerson Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and Stillwater, Oklahoma Scops Owls and Screech Owls are parasitized by the mallo-phagen genera Kurodaia and Strigiphilus. Species of both gen-era are found on other hosts of the Avian order Strigiformes. Kurodaia painei (McGregor, 1912) and Strigiphilus otus Em-erson, 1955, are found on the Screech Owl, Otus asio (Lin-naeus). Strigiphilus hetero genitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957, was described from the Collared Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena lettia (Hodgson). The fact that the Kurodaia from the latter host was new, has been mentioned previously by the authors (1959) in a discussion of the taxonomic position of the Col-lared Scops Owl as indicated by the Mallophaga. The new species of Kurodaia is herewith described and illustrated from material collected by Robert E. Elbel, while he was assigned to the United States Operations Mission to Thailand. The skins of the host are in the U. S. National Museum and were identified by H. G. Deignan. Appreciation is expressed to John S. Wiseman and die Texas State Department of Health for the loan of specimens of Kurodaia painei. Kurodaia deigriani, new species Holotype male: General shape and chaetotaxy as shown in Figure 2. Ventral chaetotaxy of terminal abdominal segments as shown in Figure 5. Genitalia as shown in Figure 7. Allotype female: General shape and chaetotaxy as shown in Figure 1. Ventral chaetotaxy of terminal abdominal segments as shown in Figure 3. Type host: Otus bakkamoena lettia ( Hodgson). Type material: Holotype male and allotype female, collected at Ban 19— IY<>( . Biol. Soc. Wash., Vol. 73, I960 (119) %*^ l1 ^/v, es
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