MITES OF FAMILY CHEYLETIDAE — BAKER 307 



tuberculate in front of the peritreme and behind the peritreme has 

 longitudinally directed areoli as figured. Propodosomatic shield with 

 longitudinal pattern similar to that of the posterior portion of rostral 

 shield. Single pair of eyes. Laterad to shield are coarse striations 

 with large tubercles; shield with four pairs of squamiform serrate 

 marginal setae and two pairs of similar dorsal submedian setae. A 

 shoulder seta, longer and narrower than the dorsal setae, is present. 

 Hysterosomal shield of same pattern as anterior shield but much 

 narrower ; five pairs of marginal setae and three pairs of dorsal sub- 

 median setae which are squamiform, serrate. One pair of anal setae 

 are squamiform and the other anal and genital setae are simple. Legs 

 short, leg I about 166|a long; tarsus I, 48ju, long; tibia I, 34/i, long; 

 tarsus I with two long and two short terminal setae and two very 

 minute distal setae, a long rodlike sensory organ and a simple ventral 

 seta of medium length ; tibia I Avith a short, slightly clavate sensory 

 seta, three squamiform serrate setae, and one simple and one serrate 

 ventral seta. Length of body 300/^, including rostrum 393/*; width 

 200/1. 



Type habitat. — In fig buds. 



Type locality. — Oakland, Calif. 



ryit?^.— U.S.N.M. No. 1773. 



The type and two paratype females (on the same slide) were col- 

 lected January 12, 1938, by E. W. Baker. 



This species differs from Gheletogenes quadrisetosus Berlese in 

 having squamiform setae on tibia I and in having teeth on the palpal 

 claws. The rostral shield pattern is also distinctive. 



GHELETOGENES TRAUBI, new species 



Plate 17, Figures 145-148 



Female. — Medium-sized mite, somewhat elongated, with narrow 

 rostrum. Femur of palpus li/^ times as long as wide, with a dorsal 

 squamiform seta and 2 simple ventral setae, the lateral seta missing; 

 genu with a squamiform seta on posterior margin ; palpal claw with 

 8 basal teeth ; outer comb with about 20 teeth ; inner comb about two- 

 thirds as long and with about 17 teeth. Rostrum long, narrow, widen- 

 ing toward rear; rostral shield tuberculate on anterior portion and 

 with a few longitudinal areoli on posterior portion. Peritreme simple, 

 composed of four pairs of long segments. Propodosomatic shield 

 large, widening to rear with a single pair of eyes and four pairs of 

 squamiform marginal setae. Hysterosomal shield large, touching 

 propodosomal shield, with five pairs of squamiform marginal setae. 

 Both shields covered with a pattern composed of minute and large 

 tubercles as figured. Genital and anal setae simple except for a single 



