A SYNOPSIS OF AUSTRALIAN ACARINA — RAINROW, 193 



Bermodex hominis, Leydig, Arch. Naturg., xxv., 1859, p. 3-15, pi. 



xiii., f. 6. 

 Dermodex follicidorum, var. hominis, Megn,, Journ. Anat. et 



Physiol., xiii., 1877, p. 112. 

 Dermodex follicrdorum, var. hominis, RailL, ZooL, 2nd ed., 1893, 



p. 634. 

 Macroqaster platypus, Meischer, Ber. Ges. Basel, v., 1843, p. 191- 



198. 



Host. — The human subject. 



Hah. — Cosmopolitan ; Australia (introduced). 



In concluding this Synopsis I desire to express my indebted- 

 ness to Mr. S. Johnston, B.Sc, of the Technological Museum, 

 who kindly lent me his collection of microscopic slides of Aus- 

 tralian Acarid parasites for reference and study. 



