I. TRÄGARDH, DISCOMEGISTUS NOV. GEN. 



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the anal and the metapodial shields are the same as in the 

 raale. 



Ventral side. 



No jugular shields. The sternal shield is more excavated 

 at the anterior margin than in the male (comp. figs. 4 and 

 10). The 3 pairs of sternal hairs are inserted in the same 

 places as in the male. 



The sternal shield is weakly chitinized, as in the male, and 

 has a net-like texture; near the posterior margin, medially, 



Fig. 11. Sternal, metasternal and genital shield cT. X 300. On the right 



side the texture of the genital and anterior part of the ventral shield is 



delineated: on the left side the folded pouch is to be seen ; the rings denote 



where the bristles are inserted. 



a somewhat darker portion, of the shape indicated in fig. 11, 

 is noticeable, and at the lateral angles of this a pair of fine 

 hairs is inserted. On this point I cannot, however, be quite 

 positive, as the artificial light at my disposal at present is 

 not strong enoiigh for higher amplifications. 



If there is really a 4th pair of hairs on the sternal shield, 

 this would signify that the metasternal shields were coalesced 

 with the sternal shield, as is the case in Gamasellus Berl. for 

 example [Trägårdh, 7 p. 427 textfig. 102]. This assumption 

 is borne out by the fact that on the genital portion of the 

 genitiventral shield there is only one pair of hairs, whereas in 



