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about one-half as long as the simple guard seta; ventral tarsal seta 

 pilose; tibia I sensory seta clavate, short. Length of body 428/x, in- 

 cluding rostrum 571/^; width 314/a. 



Type habitat. — In onions. 



Type locality. — Italy, intercepted at Boston, Mass. 



Type.—\}.'^MM. No. 17G2. 



A single specimen was collected July 6, 1938, by Davis and Freeman. 



The palpal claws and combs distinguish this from the closely 

 related species. 



CHEYLETUS RAP AX Oodemans 



Cheletes rapax Oudemans, Ent. Ber. Nederl. Ver., vol. 1, fasc. 12, p. 84, 1903 

 (the female of this species is wrongly cited as Cheletes vorax Oudemans on 

 p. 84) ; Mem. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 19, pp. lOS-lOS, figs. 25, 26, 1906. 



Type habitat. — On skins of birds and mammals. 



Type locality. — Uncertain, believed to be either the Marianas Is- 

 lands or Colombia. 



There is a possibility that this species may be the same as O. malac- 

 censis Oudemans. 



CHEYLETUS MALACCENSIS Oudemans 



Plate 9, Figubes 43-49 



Cheletes malaccensis Oudemans, Ent. Ber. Nederl. Ver., vol. 1, fasc. 12, p. 84, 1904 ; 

 Mem. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 19, pp. 88-96, figs. 19-21, 1906. 



Female. — Strong palpi; a minute ventral condyle between palpal 

 coxa and trochanter ; palpal femur longer than wide with dorsal pilose 

 seta ; genual seta pilose, on posterior margin of segment ; dorsal tibial 

 seta simple but ventral seta pilose ; palpal claw with a large fiat basal 

 tooth and a smaller single distal tooth as figured; outer palpal comb 

 with 16 teeth ; inner comb shorter and with 20 teeth. Rostrum nor- 

 mal; peritreme composed of small segments. Propodosomatic shield 

 relatively small, with rounded corners, four pairs of lanceolate serrate 

 marginal setae. Shoulder setae pilose. Hysterosomal shield rec- 

 tangular, longer than wide, with three pairs of lanceolate serrate mar- 

 ginal setae. Tarsus I, 146/x long; tibia I, 83/x long; tarsus I with a 

 short lanceolate sensory seta and a simple guard seta of equal length; 

 tibia I with a short rodlike sensory seta and several long pilose setae. 

 Legs I and IV, 428/a long. Coxae III with a pilose seta. Length of 

 body 614/A, including rostrum 714/^; width 342;u,. 



Male. — Long, slender palpi; palpal femur about twice as long as 

 wide with serrate seta which is shorter than tarsus ; femoral and gen- 

 ual setae as in female ; palpal tibia with a simple dorsal seta ; palpal 

 claw with a single small basal tooth ; outer comb with 12 teeth ; inner 

 comb shorter, with 9 or 10 teeth. Gnathosoma deeply notched anteri- 

 orly ; anterior dorsum of rostrum covered with sharp tubercles ; peri- 



