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31. O. centro-americana Stoll 1891 O.c.-a., 0. Stoll in: Biol. Centr.-Amer., 

 Arach. acar., p. 24 t. 15 f. 1. 



Im. Black, polished, without hairs or markings on dors, surface. Very 

 broad and rounded posteriorly. No division between Cepth. and Abd. 

 Lam. small narrow. No Trlam. Psstg. org. medium length, slightly clavate, 

 slightly recurved. No Intlam. hair. L. ca, 900 |u. 



Antigua, Guatemala, Brit. Honduras. 



32. O. cuspidata Michael 1884 0. c., Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 1 p. 260 1. 10 

 f. 611. 



Im. Light yellow-brown; appears polished but is very finely punctured; 

 shape broad, rounded posteriorly. Rost. pointed, genae with strong points 

 .which shew at sides of frons. Lam. very short, doubly curved, concave 

 on ant. margin; Lam. hair in centre of concavity. No C. lam. nor Intlam. 

 hair. Tectp. 1 with projecting points. Psstg. org. long, gradually 

 clavate. Ant. margin of. Abd. sinuous. Dors, of Abd. hairless. - - Nph. 

 Cannot be distinguished from Nph. of some Notaspididae, variable white or 

 pinkish, very transparent, internal organs shew, giving color; polished with 

 transverse markings like seratches; long, narrow. Kost. blunt-pointed, Cephth. 

 slightly constricted in middle. 2 pairs of Kost. hairs. Psstg. org. long, 

 slightly clavate. Abd. long, truncated anteriorly; a strong spine on each 

 antero-lateral angle ; 2 rows of short hairs on Dors, of Abd. and a row round 

 post: margin. Im. L. ca. 350 )^. 



In moss. England. 



33. O. dorsalis (C. L. Koch) 1835 Zetes d., C. L. Koch, C. M. A., fasc. 2 1. 14 | 

 1841 Z. elimatus (laps., corr. elimatus), C.L.Koch, C.M.A., fasc. 31 t. 5 | 1842 Z.elimatus, 

 C. L. Koch, Ubers. Arach., v. 3 p. 100 I 1877 Oribates elimatus, Canestrini & Fanzago 

 in : Atti 1st. Veneto, ser. 5 v. 4 p. 81 | 1886 0. elimatus, Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 30 nr. 1 | 

 1884 Oribata alata (part.), Michael, Brit, Orib., v. 1 p. 257 1. 10 f. 1 5. 



Im. Very like 0. alata, of which it may be a variety, it has long 

 Psstg. org. instead of the short ones of 0. alata. L. ca. 700 JLI. 



Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden. 



34. O. halleri Michael*) 1884 0. simplex (nonGervais!849!), G. Haller in: Arch. 

 Naturg., v. 501 p. 221. 



Im. Light yellow-red. Lam. widest in middle, diminishing anteriorly 

 and posteriorly. Psstg. org. with short peduncle and suddenly clavate head. 

 Abd. almost globular, 2 longitudinal rows and a border of hook-shaped 

 granular hairs on Dors. ofAbd. Ptm. truncated anteriorly, scarcely passing 

 ant. margin of Abd., much folded under body. Legs short, thin, hetd. 

 L. 440 |u. 



America. _ 



35. O. intermedia Michael**) 1855 0. ovalis (err., non C. L. Koch 1835 !), Nicolet 

 in: Arch. Mus. Paris, v. 7 p. 438 t. 4 f. 5 || non 1883 Chibates Nicoletii, Berlese, A. M. S. 

 fasc. 3 nr. 3. 



*) Haller's name of simplex was preoccupied in the genus Oribata by Gervais' 

 species (in: Gay, Hist. Chile), which Haller apparently overlooked; I have therefore 

 renamed the species in honor of Haller. A.D.Michael. 



**) Nicolets name 0. ovalis being preoccupied in this genus; and Berlese's name 

 O. Nicoletii which was intended to cure the difficulty ; being, in my opinion, applied 

 to a different species, I have renamed this species. A.D.Michael. 



