Cepheus, Tegeocranus 33 



Canestrini & Fanzago in: Atti 1st. Veneto, ser. 5 -v. 4 p. 87 1884 C. t., Michael, Brit. 

 Orib.. v.l p. 293 1. 17 f. 1 11 j 1887 C. t., Berlese, A. M. S.. fasc. 36 nr. 2 ; 1855 

 C. vulgaris, Nicolet in: Arch. Mus. Paris, v. 7 p. 445 t. 31 f. 8. 



Im. Color varies from light yellow-brown to black, legs lighter than 

 body ; coarsely reticulated (looks pitted under low amplification), rough. Host, 

 blunt; Lam. very wide, curved, light-colored blades meeting anteriorly, 

 inner ant. angles pointed. Lam. hair long, rough. Psstg. org. long, straight,- 

 clavate. Intlam. hair large, rod-like. Tectp. very large ; Ung. almost homd. 

 Abd. rounded posteriorly truncated anteriorly; Dors, of Abd. arched, with 

 4 rows of short spines, a smaller row round post, margin. - - Nph. About 

 twice as long as greatest breadth, polished, colorless, transparent; internal 

 organs shew and are brightly colored; appears divided into 3 parts. Psstg. 

 org. short, clavate, curving backward and outward. Intlam. hair very long, 

 flexible; a similar pair in front of them. Abd. oval, pointed posteriorly 

 about 12 long, flexible hairs round margin, 2 pairs on Dors, of Abd. - 

 Im. L. ca. 900 M. 



Algeria, Belgium, England. France. Germany, Italy, Netherlands. Sweden. 



5. C. variolosus Bed. 1888 C.v., Berlese in: Bull. Soc. ent. Ital., t.20 p. 216 

 t, 13 f. 4. 



Im. Black, dors, and ventr. surfaces deeply pitted; Psstg. org. 

 long with fusiform head. Lam. undulated, separated anteriorly by a 

 narrow slit. Intlam. hair very long. Abd. round posteriorly. Femora 3 and 

 4 with spine-like process at distal end. Dors, of Abd. with long whitish 

 irregular rod-like hairs. L. ca. 1,25 mm. 



Under bark of trees. Brazil (Matto-grosso). 



C. punctulatus Banks 1895 Cephus (sic) p., Banks in: Tr. Amer. ent. Soc., 

 e. 22 p. 10. 



Im. Dark reddish ,,finely punctulate", Cephth. narrow, Lam. nearly reaching 

 tip of Host, truncated anteriorly n With several short and 1 long hair each side". 

 Intlam. hair moderate. Psstg. org. short, clavate. Abd. elliptical, with 2 short stiff 

 hairs on each shoulder; 6 near post, end, one each post, side; ventr. surface granular. 

 L. 850 |u. ~ A very insufficiently described species, not figured; doubtful if really a 

 Cepheus. 



In decaying fungus and on weeds. New York State. 



3. Gen. Tegeocranus Nic. 



1835 Cepheus (part.), C. L. Koch, C. M. A., fasc. 3 1. 11 ! 1842 C. (part.), C.L. Koch. 

 libers. Arach., v. 3 p. 104 1855 Tegeocranus (part.), Nicolet in : Arch. Mus. Paris, 

 v. 7 p. 464 ; 1884 T. (part.). Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 1 p. 306 1896 T. + Tectocepheus, 

 Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 46, 47 [ 1885 Carabodes (part.), Canestrini, Prosp. Acarof., 

 v. 1 p. 9 i 1892 C., Trouessart in: Rev. Sci. nat. Quest, v. 2 p. 48*. 



Body rough and sculptured ; dors, surfaces of Cephth. and Abd. usually 

 separated by a distinct unbroken line. Lam. large, thin, undulated blades, 

 usually more or less light-colored. Dors, of Abd. usually, but non invariably, 

 with a border different from the centre. Femora of first 2 pairs of legs 

 with thin peduncles. Ung. mond. 



6 species. 



Key to the species. 



{Cephth. and Abd. divided by a distinct line 2. 

 Cephth. and Abd. not demarcated from each other. 

 (Tectocepheus Berl.) L. 320 \JL 6. T. velatus . . . . p. 35 



Das Tierreich. 3. Lief. : A. D. Michael, Oribatidae. 3 



