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RECORDS OP THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Genu8 Trombidium, Fahr. 



Trombidium sericatum, sp. nov. 



(Fig. 35). 



Scarlet, ovate, the animal densely 

 covered with silky pubescence, body 

 arched, granulated ; junction of cephalic 

 and thoracic segments ill-define d. Crista. 

 — Full length of cephalothorax, and 

 enlarged at the middle into a triangular 

 area. Eyes. — Four, sessile, aranged in 

 two pairs — one on each side of the crista. 

 Abdomen. — Much the widest in front, 

 rounded off posteriorly. Genital Aperture. 

 — Seated between the hind coxce., and 

 behind the anal opening. Legs. — Eight, 

 yellowish, short, stout, seven-jointed, 

 pilose and arranged in two groups of 

 four each, two pairs being seated well in 

 front, the other two pairs placed near 

 Length of body 4-5 mm., breadth 2-3 mm. 



^a6.— Gisborne, Victoria (Mr. Geo. Lyell). Mr. A. R. 

 McCulloch, of the Australian Museum collected specimens at 

 Wyangarie, New South Wales. 



Fig. 35. 

 T. sericatum, Eainb. 



abdominal extremity. 



Trombidium papuanum, Canest. 



T'romhidiuni papuanum, Canest., Atti. 1st. Venet., (6), ii., 1884, 

 p. 718, pi. iv., fig. 5. 



Host. — " On an Australian Longicorn." 

 Hah. — Australia. 



Leptus (larv(e). 



Host. — Butterflies (Mr. G. A. Waterhouse, B.Sc). 

 Hah.—Mt. Kosciusko, at 6000 feet. 



Leptus (larixe). 



//o^V.— House-fly (Mr. G. Goldfincli). 

 Ha^\ — Mosman, Sydney. 



