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Cheletophanes montandoni (Berlese and Trouessart) Oudemans, Ent. Ber. Nederl. 

 Ver., vol. 1, fasc. 18, p. 162, 1904 ; M6m. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 19, pp. 140-144, 

 fig. 36, 1906. 

 Type hahitat.— Taken on elytra of Aradus varius. 

 Type locality.— '''Bvosienn (Valache de Nord)." The town of 

 Brosteni in northern Rumania is evidently this locality. 



CHELETOPHANES PEREGRINUS Berlese 



Cheletophanes peregrinus Beblese, Redia, vol. 14, p. 194, 1921. 

 Type habitat. — Rotten bark on ground. 

 Type locality. — Florence, Italy. 



EUTOGENES, new genus 



Tarsus I lacks claws and pulvillus. No eyes. Two dorsal shields, 

 dorsal setae squamiform serrate, with two comblike and two sicklelike 

 setae on palpal tarsus. 



This genus is similar to Oheletogenes in lacking tarsal I claws and 

 pulvillus, but differs in not having the lenslike eyes. 



Type, Eutogenes foxi^ new species. 



EUTOGENES FOXI, new species 



Plate 14, Figuee 113-116 



Female.— k. small mite. Palpal femur with few dorsal tubercles; 

 dorsal setae of femur and genu broad, serrate ; genual seta on posterior 

 margin of segment; other palpal setae simple; no teeth on palpal 

 claw. Few tubercles or dorsum of rostrum ; peritreme simple, com- 

 posed of four segments. Propodosomal shield without eyes ; 12 pairs 

 of squamiform serrate setae on shield; 12 pairs of similar setae on 

 hysterosomal shield. Genital-anal setae simple. Tip of tarsus I with 

 two very long and a slightly shorter seta ; approximate and anterior 

 to sensory seta is a long seta; sensory seta rodlike, about as long as 

 tarsus. Tibia I with lanceolate serrate setae. Tarsus I, 36.6/x long; 

 tibia I, 60ju, long. Squamiform serrate setae on coxa, femur, genu, 

 and tibia of all legs. Length of body 253/x, including rostrum 316/^; 

 width about 200/i. 



Type habitat. — On rose stems. 



Type locality. — Brownsville, Tex. 



ryjpe.— U.S.N.M. No. 1772. 



The type female, a paratype, and nymph were collected on rose 

 stem, originating in Mexico, at Brownsville, Tex., December 27, 1946, 

 by Edgeworth. Another specimen was collected on rat at Camp 

 O'Reilly, Puerto Rico, September 7, 1945, by Irving Fox, and is in the 

 collection at the School of Tropical Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 



