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3. Palpal claw with 8 teeth; palpal tibial seta lanceolate serrate; inner palpal 

 femoral seta squamiform ; dorsal setae of tibia I of leg short, squamiform ; 

 ventral seta simple; dorsomedian setae of body appear staghornlike or 



squamiform wellsi, new species 



Palpal claw with 5 teeth ; palpal tibial seta large, squamiform ; inner palpal 

 femoral seta squamiform-split ; dorsal and ventral setae of tibia I of leg 

 long, broadly lanceolate ; serrate ; dorsomedian body setae not known. 



squamosa (Degeer) 



CHEYLETIA PYRIFORMIS (Banks), new combination 



Plate 12, Fiquees 89-94 



Cheyletus pyriformis Banks, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 28, pp. 17, 19, fig. 17, 



1904 ; Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 7, p. 135, 1906. 

 Cheletia flabellifera (Michael), male of Oudemans, Mem. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 



19, pp. 127-146, fig. 32, 1906. (Misidentification.) 

 Cheyletus longipalpus Ewing, Trans. St. Louis Acad. Sci., vol. 18, p. 54, pL 7, 



fig. 1, 1909 (new synonymy). 



Female. — Rostrum long, narrow. Femur of palpus swollen later- 

 ally, with a dorsal strongly lanceolate serrate seta; genual seta 

 lanceolate serrate, on posterior margin of segment ; other setae simple ; 

 palpal claw with 12 teeth ; palpal combs of about equal length, outer 

 comb with 17 teeth, inner comb with about 24 teeth; tarsal sensory 

 seta of palpus strongly clavate. Tuberculate shield covering posterior 

 portion of rostrum ; peritreme simple, composed of narrow segments. 

 Propodosomatic shield tuberculate; wider than long; with a single 

 pair of eyes; with four pairs of squamiform serrate marginal setae 

 and five pairs of dorsosubmedian staghornlike setae. Hysterosomal 

 shield tuberculate, as long as wide, with five pairs of squamiform 

 serrate marginal setae and four pairs of dorsosubmedian staghornlike 

 setae. Genital region not seen. Tarsus I, (jOjx long ; tibia I, 50p. long ; 

 tarsus I with minute claws, almost invisible under low power ; sensory 

 rod long, more than one-half as long as tarsus; tibia with a small 

 clavate sensory organ and two dorsal squamiform serrate setae. 

 Length of body 353/x, including rostrum 466/i; width 246/^. 



Male. — Palpi, rostrum long, narrow. Femur of palpus long, nar- 

 row, with almost parallel sides, distally and dorsally with a long 

 narrow tubercle bearing a strong lanceolate serrate seta ; genu with a 

 smaller similar seta but not arising from tubercle, on posterior margin 

 of segments, other setae simple; palpal claw with 8 basal teeth; 

 outer palpal comb with about 17 teeth; inner combs with about 2-4 

 teeth; palpal tarsal sensory seta clavate. Rostrum covered with 

 tuberculate shield. Body shields tuberculate ; anterior shield with a 

 single pair of eyes, four pairs of squamiform serrate marginal setae 

 and three pairs of similar dorsosubmedian setae. Posterior shield 

 with three pairs of marginal setae and two pairs of dorsosubmedian 

 setae. Genital area not seen. Leg I, 333/a long; tarsus I, 73/* long; 



