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matic shield and four pairs on hysterosomal sliield ; shields contiguous 

 on dorsum and covering part of venter. Ventral setae long, simple. 

 Legs not long in proportion to body ; leg setae simple ; tarsus I with 

 sensory seta missing (broken), but otherwise as figured for G. oude- 

 mansi, new species; tibia I with a very short rodlike sensory seta. 

 Coxae I-II and III-IV separated into two gi'oups. Length of body 

 628/A, including rostrum 743/x ; width 328|ii. 



Type host. — Callosciuriis prevostii nibiventer Miiller and Schlegel. 



Type locality. — Temboan, Celebes. 



The type, U.S.N.M. No. 1776, was collected on a squirrel from the 

 Celebes in the collection of the United States National Museum. No 

 other data given. 



The gnathosomal characters distinguish this species from Chelonotus 

 selenirhynchus. 



CHELONOTUS SELENIRHYNCHUS Berlesc, new author combination 



Chelonotus seleniriiynchus Beelese, Acari, Myriapoda et Scorpiones hucusque in 



Italia, Prostigmata, p. 77, pi. 1, fig. 6, 1893. 

 Chelonotus selenirhynchtis Trouessart, Oudemans, M6m. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 



19, pp. 159-162, fig. 42, 1906. 



Type host. — Baginia tenuis lowii Thomas {=Sciurics lowii). 

 Type locality. — Borneo. 



Since the original description is by Berlese and not by Trouessart, 

 Berlese is here established as the author. 



Genus ACAROPSIS Moquin-Tandon 



Acaropsis Moquin-Tandon, filaments de zoologie medicale . . ., p. 314, 1863. 

 Type, Tyroglyphus mericourti Laboulbene, 1851 (monotypic). 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF ACAROPSIS 



1. Dorsal setae pilose 2 



Dorsal setae smooth mericourti (Laboulbene) 



2. Palpal claw with a single tooth 3 



Palpal claw with more than 1 tooth 4 



3. Male : Palpi very long, palpal femur 4 times as long as wide ; anterior shield 



very broad, even with width of body; posterior shield shorter and narrower 



than anterior and with 2 pairs of marginal setae sellers Kuzin 



Male: Palpi and palpal claw long, with a single tarsal tooth; 9 pairs of 

 dorsal setae rufus (Karpelles) 



4. With not more than 4 teeth on palpal claw 6 



With more than 6 teeth on palpal claw 5 



5. Palpal claw with 6 teeth ; anterior shield widening towai'd rear ; posterior shield 



covering most of abdomen ; dorsal setae clavate, serrate. 



kulagini Rodendorf 

 Palpal claw with 8 teeth ; anterior shield wider anteriorly than posteriorly ; 

 posterior shield minute; dorsal setae lanceolate, serrate. 



travisij new species 



