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longer than wide, with a small spine near its tip, and a similar spine on 

 each side of the anus. Anus situated about its width from the front 

 margin of the anal plate. 



Legs moderate ; first pair extending beyond the tips of the 

 palpi by about one-third their length ; fourth pair not quite reach- 

 ing the posterior margin of the abdomen. The first and fourth 

 pairs of legs are subequal in length. The second pair is slightly enlarg- 

 ed. Tarsus of leg I, clothed at its tip with many fine bristles. Pulvilli 

 of all the legs rather large, tarsal claws moderate, strongly curved. 

 Total length of female, 0.58 mm. ; width, 0.34 mm. 



Male. Not observed. 



From Rockport, Missouri ; taken from bat, Vesper subula- 

 tns Say by C. R. Crosby. 



Three adult females and one immature specimen obtained. 

 Description made from a single individual, the type specimen. 

 The other adult females labeled as cotypes. This species dif- 

 fers from Liponyssits amencamts Banks in the shape of its 

 body which is more pear-like, in having much shorter and 

 stouter legs, as well as in several other characters. 



Fam. ANALGESIDAE. 

 Proctophyllodes trisetosus n. sp. (Plate IV, Fig. 4.) 



A medium-sized, light brown species ; with posterior bristles quite 

 prominent. 



Male.' Mouth,-parts 'extending forward for about one-half the 

 length of the first pair of legs. 



Dorsal shield of cephalothorax granular, moderately chitinized, 

 slightly broader than long, and bearing near each side a large tactile 

 bristle which is longer than the shield itself. Epimera of first pair of 

 legs well chitinized, and contiguous at their posterior ends though not 

 fused together. Epimera of second pair of legs well chitinized, cres- 

 cent-shape, and diverging strongly for the posterior two-fifths of 

 their length. 



Dorsal plate of abdomen broadest at its anterior end ; about two and 

 one-half times as long as broad, and slightly granular. From the sides 

 of the abdomen just in front of the third pair of legs there extend* 

 a long pair of bristles. These bristles are about one-half as long as 

 the abdomen. Genital area inverted U-shaped. Penis sharp, stout, spine- 

 like; extending from the anterior margin of the genital area back- 

 ward about two-thirds the distance to the bases of anal suckers. Anal 

 suckers strongly chitinized, about one and one-half times as long as 

 they are broad at their bases. Hyaline plates foliaceous, not UK ire than 



