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organs moderate, recurved, simple, and clavate. Abdomen reticulated 

 above around the margins and along the free-projecting margins of 

 the shoulders, but toward the center above the reticulations pass intc 

 a central pitted area. No hairs above. Genital opening subcircular 

 in outline, about equal in size to anal opening, and situated about 

 one-third its longest diameter in front of the latter, which is egg- 

 shaped in outline. Posterior legs not reaching the tip of the abdomen. 

 Tarsal claws subecjual. Length, 0.79 mm. ; width, 0.47 mm. 



From the top of Mary's Peak, Oregon ; under rotting logs ; 

 by the writer. From Corvallis, Oregon ; under a log ; by the 

 writer. Description based on type individual from Corvallis. 

 This individual is considerably different from the two speci- 

 mens from Mary's Peak in that the pseudostigmatic organs are 

 more strongly clavate, also there is a difference in the reticula- 

 tions of the integument. 



Hermanniella punctulata Berlese, var. septentrionalis Berlese. 



Recorded from the top of Mary's Peak, Oregon; under a 

 rotting log; by the writer. 



Hermanniella punctulata Berlese, var. columbiana Berlese. 



Recorded from the top of Mary's Peak, Oregon ; under a 

 rotting log; by the writer. From Mt. Jefferson, Oregon (eleva- 

 tion about 5,000 ft.) ; under logs ; by the writer. From Coast 

 Range Mountains, Oregon ; under a log ; by the writer. 



Hermanniella punctulata Berlese, var. robusta n. var. (PI. Ill, 



fig. 16). 



Differs from the type in being much larger. Measurements of type 

 (Berlese) : "Ad 540 p. long., 380 <i. lat." Measurements for var. 

 robusta n. var. : Length, 0.81 mm. ; width, 0.50 mm. 



From top of Mary's Peak, Oregon ; under a rotting log ; by 

 the writer. From Lake Permelia, Oregon (about 4,000 ft.) ; 

 under moist dead wood lying on ground; by the writer. No 

 differences noted between specimen from Mary's Peak (Coast 

 Range) and those from Lake Permelia (Cascades). The type 

 from Mary's Peak. 



Hermanniella punctulata Berlese, var. occidentalis n. var. (PI. Ill, 



fig. IT). 



Considerably smaller than the foregoing variety. Pseudostigmatic 

 organs more strongly clavate than in most of the varieties. Hind 

 pair of legs extending to or beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length, 

 0.68 mm. ; width, 0.40 mm. 



