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Oribata appressala n. sp. 



PI. XXXV. /. 1. 



Light reddish brown. 



Cephalothorax pyramidal; lamellae long and narrow, extending two- 

 thirds of the distance to the tip of the rostrum, broadest at their pos- 

 terior ends; lamellar hairs straight, about as long as the lamellae them- 

 selves and extending for one-third their length beyond the tip of the 

 rostrum; interlamellar hairs present, straight, erect and equal to the 

 lamellar hairs; antero-lateral hairs almost straight and about one-half 

 as long as the lamellar hairs. Pseudostigmata hidden by the pteromor- 

 phae, with slender pedicels and swollen, clavate heads. 



Abdomen two-thirds as broad as long, evenly and broadly rounded 

 behind. Pteromorphae truncate, appressed and not extending beyond 

 the anterior margin of the abdomen. Genital covers small, situated 

 at the anterior margin of ventral plate, each about two-thirds as broad 

 as long. Anal covers much larger than the genital covers, situated about 

 their length from the latter and about one-third their length from the 

 posterior margin of the ventral plate, each with a straight inner mar- 

 gin and with an oval outer margin. 



Anterior pair of legs extending beyond the tip of the rostrum by 

 one-third their length; tarsus as long as the tibia; tibia twice as long 

 as the genual, distal end almost twice as broad as the proximal end; 

 genual three-fifths as broad as long. All the tarsal claws tridactyle 

 with dactyles unequal. 



Length, 0.32 mm.; breadth, 0.22 mm. 



In moss. Collected by B. L. Ewing in the Nilgiri Hills, 

 South India. 



Notheidae. 



notaspis Herm. 



Lamellae present; cephalothorax plainly demarcated from the ab- 

 domen; body with smooth integument; last three pairs of legs inserted 

 at the edges of the body. 



One species. 



Notaspis brevirostris n. sp. 



PI. XXXV. f. 2. 



In general appearance a uniform, light brown. 



Cephalothorax very short, broader than long. Lamellae very close 

 together, short with long, free, cusp-like ends which extend almost to 

 the tip of the rostrum and each bearing a simple, slightly curved 

 lamellar hair about twice as long as the lamella itself and extending 

 over one-half its length beyond the tip of the rostrum. Pseudostig- 

 matic organs each with a long slender pedicel and an enlarged, flat- 

 tened, sharp-pointed head; both the head and pedicel simple. 



