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Zetorchestes, Notaspidinae. Scutovertex 



1. Z. micronychus (Berl., Can.) 1883 Carabodes m., 

 Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 4*) j 1885 C. m., Canestrini, Prosj). 

 Acarof., v. 1 p. 44 t. 2 bis ] 1885 Leptorchistis m., Cane- 

 strini & Berlese in: Atti Soc.Veneto-Trent., v.9 p. 207 t.7 

 1888 Zetorchestes m., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 49 nr. 7. 



Im. Blackish brown, polished; Lam. blades 

 on edge broadest and sharply truncated anteriorly, 

 no C. lam. Host hairs pectinated, borne on long 

 chitinous apophyses, set further back than usual. 

 Psstg. org. with longish slender peduncles and fusi- 

 form hairy head. Intlam. hair at extreme base 

 of Cephth. Abd. sub -globose, without hairs or 

 markings. Tarsus 4 with 2 and Tibia 4 with 1 short 

 lanceolate spine in upper median line. Ung. 

 minute. - Nph. with centre of Dors, of Abd. 

 divided into 6 broad bands of which the 3 broadest 

 are reticulated, the intermediate ones simply dotted. 

 Lat. and post, parts of Abd. irregularly wrinkled. 



p t j^ j N R t h h 



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L. 450 fl. 



Fig. 8. 



Zetorchestes micronychus ( 75 /i] 

 Ventr. surface. The Acetabulum 

 of leg 4 and the muscles moving the 1m. 

 Coxa are shown on one side. 



Algeria, Italy, Switzerland. 



D. Subfam. Notaspidinae 



1885 Subfam. Nothridae (part.), Berlese in: Bull. Soc. ent. Ital., .17 p. 126 j 1891 

 N., Canestrini in: Atti 1st. Veneto, ser. 7 v.2 p. 579 ' 1892 Notlirinae (part.), Trouessart 

 in: Rev. Sci. nat. Quest, v. 2 p. 38* 1896 Nothridae (part.) -f- Tegeocranidae -\- Leioso- 

 midae (part.) -\-Damaeidae (part.), Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 36, 41. 



Without Ptm. Cepth. anchylosed to Abd. ventr. plate anchylosed to 

 dors. Mdb. chelate; legs 1 2 near together, 3 and 4 near together, craw- 

 ling organs. With lamellae. 



6 genera, 62 good and 8 doubtful species, 2 varieties. 



Key to the genera. 



J Body rough and sculptured (Tegeocranidae Berl.) 2. 

 \ Body smooth 5. 



{Cephth. and Abd. joined by a central projection of 

 the former, or otherwise 1. Gen. Scutovertex 

 Cephth. and Abd. separated by an unbroken line 3. 



rt J Ung. trid., Femora without thin peduncles . . 2. Gen. Cepheus . . 

 \ Ung. mond. ; Femora with thin peduncles 4. 



J Lam. very large, light colored blades 3. Gen. Tegeocranus 



\ Lam. dark, low, solid ridges 4. Gen. Carabodes . 



. J Last 3 pairs of legs inserted under the body . . 5. Gen. Liacarus . . 



p. 28 

 p. 31 



\ Last 3 pairs of legs inserted at the edge of the body 6. Gen. Notaspis 



p. 33 

 p. 36 

 p. 40 

 p. 43 



1. Gen. Scutovertex Michael 



1879 Scutovertex, Michael in: J. R. micr. Soc., ^.2 p. 241 



1884 S., Michael, 



Brit. Orib.. v. 1 p. 296 1885 8.. Canestrini, Prosp. Acarof., v. 1 p. 7 j ?1895 S., Banks 

 in : Tr. Amer. ent. Soc., v. 22 p. 11 1896 S. -f- Ameronothrus, Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II 

 p. 32, 46. 



A short note, printed inside wrapper of fasc. 



A. D. Michael. 



