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V. 1 p. 470 | 1868 H., Claparede in: Z. wiss. Zool, v. 18 p. 507 ! 1877 H., Canestrini 

 & Fanzago in: Atti 1st. Veneto, ser. 5 v. 4 p. 77 ! 1885 H., Canestrini, Prosp. Acarof., 

 v.l p. 9 i 1888 H., Michael, Brit, Orib.. v.2 p. 543 | 1895 JET., Banks in: Tr. Amor. cnt. 

 Soc., v.22 p. 16 i 1896 H., Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 19. 



Fig. 14 & is. Hoploderma magnum, open and closed (*/i). 



Genital and anal covers separate and squarish. Ung. mond. 



8 good and 2 doubtful species. 

 Key to the good species. 



{Aspis with a median carina 2. 

 Aspis without carina 5. 



{Ant. margin of Abd. with a large projection overhanging Cephth. 3. 

 Ant. margin of Abd. without any projection 4. 



( Projection square and shelf-like. L. 0,75 1,6mm 1. H. anomalum 

 \ Projection rounded, concave, hood-like. L. 800 |U 6. H. pulcherrimum 



{Abd. with a median carina its whole length, no 

 hairs on it; Psstg. org. setiform. -- L. 800 (a 2. H. carinatum 

 Abd. without carina, numerous large hairs on it. 

 Psstg. org. falciform. L. 0,9 -1,4mm ... 5. H. magnum . . 

 { Abd. smooth - 6. 

 \ Abd. pitted 7. 



j Aspis with a yellow, elliptical depression on each 



side. L. 800 \i 4. H. globosum . . 



' Aspis without depression. L. 0,5 1,3 mm . . 3. H. dasypus . . 

 , Pittings fine, Psstg. org. long and filiform - 



L. 820 n 7. H. striculum . . 



\ Pittings coarse; Psstg. org. short truncated. 



L. 900 n 8. H. variolosum . 



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1. H. anomalum (Berl.) 1883 Hoplophora anomala, Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 6 

 nr. 5 ! 1888 H. a., Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 2 p. 558 t. 51 f. 56. 



Im. Resembles H. magnum but Psstg. more conspicuous. Psstg. org. 

 setiform, somewhat recurved, and a large squarish chitinous shelf-like 

 projection from ant. margin of Abd. occupying nearly its whole width 

 and overhanging Cephth. when creature extended. L. ca. 0,75 1,6 mm. 



In moss. England, Italy. 



