110 CD. SOAR ON A CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIST OF 



removed by the preservative in which they are placed. The red- 

 coloured mites of this species are very common^ 



Forelia liliacea Miill. 



One female, which fits in exactly with the type of the species 

 in all but one particular; and that is, the palpi are a little 

 thicker in the African form. The male of F. liliacea shows the 

 specific differences in a more marked manner than the female, 

 but, unfortunately, the male is not represented in the collec- 

 tion. So, until a male reaches us to put the question quite at 

 rest, I propose to call it Forelia liliacea Miill. It is really so 

 close to the European species that I think at the most it can only 

 be a variety. 



Neumania papillosa sp. nov. (PI. 5., Figs. 1, 2.) 



Female: Body about 0*64 mm. long, in shape oblong with 

 angles well-rounded, anterior line of body slightly bent inwards. 

 Papillae projecting beyond both posterior and anterior margin ; 

 on the dorsal surface are two rows t)f papillae, three on each 

 side near the outside marginal line. The length of the papillae 

 is about 0*04 mm. The specimen is about the same as the type 

 species of the genus. The acetabula appear to be free on the 

 body skin, as figured (Fig. 2) ; if tbere are plates they are so 

 faint that I have not been able to detect them. In Koenike's 

 figure of Neumania megalommata ? the plates are figured very 

 faintly ; however, they are there. In this new species, N. papillosa, 

 there are five acetabula on each side of the genital opening. 

 The legs are very sparingly provided with spines, which is rather 

 different from some of the well-known species of this genns. Take 

 N. spinipes Miill., for example, where the legs have a great 

 number of spines and swimming hairs. The palpi I have not 

 been able to figure ; the two or three specimens which I had 

 were not in good enough condition to get a satisfactory palpus 

 from. The specimens were all females, and full of ova. It is 



