MITES OF FALIILY CHEYLETIDAE — BAKER 303 



times the length of the sensory; sensory seta on tibia 1 very short. 

 Tarsus I lacking claws but with pulvillus. Length of body 500/i,, 

 including rostrum 643jli ; width 340/x. 



Male. — Similar to female; palpal claw with two or three smaller 

 teeth ; femoral and genual setae rodlike, serrate, and in normal posi- 

 tion ; body setae longer than in female ; dorsal submedian setae short, 

 spatulate, and serrate ; tarsus I sensory seta about one-half as long as 

 guard seta. Length of body 314/^, including rostrum 428/*; width 

 228/x. 



Tyye habitat. — Moth wing. 



Type locality. — England. 



These mites are^ound on various importations from all parts of 

 the world and are one of the most striking of the cheyletids. The 

 description of the female is based on material collected on cauliflower 

 leaf, "British," at Boston, Mass., October 24, 1937, by J. T. Beauchamp ; 

 and the description of the male was taken from a specimen collected 

 in straw packing, Spain, at St. Louis, Mo., March 24, 1944 (no collec- 

 tor's name given). Other United States National Museum records 

 are England, France, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Australia, Java, 

 Philippines, Japan, China, India, Mexico ; and in the United States, 

 Texas, Virginia, Maryland, and California. 



CHELETOMORPHA ORIENTALIS Gudemans 



Cheletomorpha orientalis Oudemans, Ent. Ber. Nederl. Ver., vol. 7, fasc. 162, 

 p. 343, 1928. 



The species supposedly differs from C. lepidopterorum in having 

 eyes located near the shield, not on it, and in having rodlike setae 

 instead of the somewhat flattened ones. Possibly a synonym of O. 

 lepidopterorum. Not seen. 



Type habitat. — On leaves of an orchid, Phalaenopsis sp. 



Type locality. — Java. 



Genus CHELETOPHANES Oudemans 



Cheletophanes Oudemans, Ent. Ber. Nederl. Ver., vol, 1, fasc. 18, p. 162, 1904. 

 Type, Cheyletus montandoni Berlese and Trouessart (monotypic). 



KEY TO SPECIES OF CHELETOPHANES 



1. Palpal claw with 13 teeth; dorsal body striations forming concentric 



rings montandoni (Berlese and Trouessart) 



Palpal claw with 10 teeth; dorsal body surface rugose peregrinus Berlese 



CHELETOPHANES MONTANDONI (Berlese and Trouessart) 



Cheyletus montandoni Berlese and Tkouessabt, Bull. Bibl. Sci. Ouest., vol. 2, 

 p. 133, 1889. 



