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3. O. depauperata Berl. 1887 Oribates depauperatus, Berlesc, A. M.S.. fasc. 35 

 nr. 6 ?1895 O.pusillus, Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 77 nr. 3. 



Im. Smoky-brown to chestnut ; polished Cephth. short. Lam. shortish 

 blades on edge ; Lam. hair springs from lower corner of Lam. C. lam. 

 rather long, tooth-like; Tectp. I with long free point. Host, hairs 

 minute. Lam. hair, Intlam. hair and a nearly terminal hair on Tectp. I. 

 pectinated. Psstg. org. shortish, strongly clavate, setose. Abd. a very short 

 ellipse, sub-spherical, hairless. Genual and Tibia 1. 2. each with one 

 strong spine. Ung. trid. L. ca. 500 |u. 



In moss. Italy. 



4. O. edwardsi Xic. 1855 0. Edwardsii, Nicolet in : Arch. Mus. Paris, c. 7 

 p. 438 t, 5 f. 5 | 1884 0. E., Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 1 p. 229 t. 4 f. 10 17 | 1887 

 Oribates E., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 43 nr. 5. 



Im. Dark brown, dull, Dors, of Abd. punctured. Cephth. large ; Rost. 

 obtuse; Lam. very short blades on edge, not half the length of Cephth.; 

 no C. lam. Lam. hair large, setiform. Psstg. org. moderate length, clavate, 

 sometimes recurved. Legs long and thin, no blades to front legs; Ung. 

 large, central one very thick. Dors, of Abd. not much arched. Ptm. not 

 running for back; a row of large, flexible hairs of various lengths round 

 Dors, of Abd. and 2 short rows near centre of same. L. ca, 750 |u. 



England, France, Italy. 



5. O. fuscipes C. L. Koch*) 1835 Zetes ephippiatus, C.L.Koch, C. M. A., fasc. 3 

 t 7 (Nph.!) | 1836 Oribates fuscipes. C.L.Koch, C. M. A., fasc. 6 t. 8 | 1884 Oribata f., 

 Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 1 p. 241 t. 7 f. 1, 2 | ?1895 Oribatella bidentata, Banks in: Tr. 

 Amer. ent. Soc., v. 22 p. 8. 



Im. Dark red-brown, highly polished. Cephth. much narrower than 

 Abd. Lam. large, their ant. portions almost horizontal, not on edge. 

 C. lam. long, truncated, horizontal. Lam. hair long, curved, serrated; 

 springing from centre of truncated edge of C. lam. Trlam. a short wide 

 blade nearly horizontal; a strong pectinated hair on each gena the 2 

 hairs nearly meet. Psstg. org. long, almost upright, thin, rough, slightly 

 thickened toward ends. Intlam. hair serrated. Femora of first 2 pairs of 

 legs with broad blades; in pair 2 produced forward forming a large 

 obtuse point. Abd. a very long ellipse. Ant. margin of Abd. rounded; 

 a row of fine sparse hairs near margin ; a few others. Ptm. fade into Dors, 

 of Abd. posteriorly without clear demarcation. Nph. Yellowish-red or 

 tawny ; internal organs show as patches of dark color. Cephth. short, much 

 narrower than Abd. Psstg. org. long, filiform, doubly curved. Intlam. and 

 Rost. hairs setiform. Abd. broad, shield-shaped. Dors, of Abd. arched, with 

 fine granulations, but no hairs except at post, margin. - - Im. L. ca. 630 |u. 



In moss. England, Germany, ?New York State America. 



6. O. gilvipes C. L. Koch 1840 Oribates g., C.L.Koch, C.M.A., fasc. 30 1. 14. 



Im. Black, polished. Lam. broad, undulated, slightly convex inward, 

 approaching very near each other anteriorly. C. lam. very long, nearly 

 reaching tip of Rost. horizontal, near together. Trlam. short but 



*) According to the synonyma enumerated above by the author 

 and in accordance with the ,,Regeln fur die wissensch. Benennung der Thiere" 

 the name of this species is: O. ephippiata (C. L. Koch). The Editors. 



See my note p. 7. The Author. 



