Oribatei 



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no eggs for dissemination by water currents, but that the young are 

 born on the parental stone." 



The figure shown is from Oudemans and although lacking in details 

 it does illustrate the family characters. Jacot 1934 gives more detailed 

 studies for the North American form but no general drawing. 



References: 



Grandjean, F. 1947. Observations sur les Oribates (17'^ serie). Bull. d'Hist. 



Nat. Ser. 2, 19(2) : 165-172. 

 Jacot, A. P. 1934. An introduced moss mite in America. J. N. Y. Ent. 



Soc. 42:329-337. 



Hermanniellidae Grandjean, 1934 



Figures 343-345 



Diagnosis: These mites have a 

 small tube which contains the 

 mouth of the oil gland projecting 

 forward on each side of the opis- 

 thosoma. If this tube is lacking a 

 strong sclerotized leaflike or wart- 

 like outgrowth appears in its 

 place. 



Figure 343 Plasmobates pagoda 

 Grandjean. Female carrying cast skins 

 on back and with secretions on legs. 

 (After Grandjean 1929) 



Figure 344 Plasmobates pagoda 

 Grandjean. Female with cast skins and 

 secretions removed. (After Grandjean 

 1929) 



Figure 34^ Plasmobates pagoda 

 Grandjean. Chelicera. (After Grand- 

 jean 1929) 



