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from tin- front iiid of tluir basal liiR'. I..iiiHllar hairs, interlainellar hairs and 

 rostral liairs all pectinatf : the rostral hairs arising from apophyses. Rostrum 

 rounded. No translamella. Pseudostigmatie organ with rather long stem and 

 gradually elavate head bearing a few short spines on distal end. Femora of 

 anterior pairs of legs swollen but without apparent blades. Legs a little more 

 than half the length of body, moderately set with long, fine, pectinate hairs ; a 

 longer simple bristle projecting from distal end of jienultimate joint. Unguis 

 tridactyle. Abdomen hairless. 



Differs from X. microptera (Btrl.) in li.i\ing .i rounded rostrum, lamellfe 

 tapering anteriorlj' instead of widest anteriorly, no terminal hair on pseudo- 

 stigmatie organ and abdomen longer than broad. Three specimens under boards 

 Claremont, Cal. 



Figure 212. Oribata humida 



