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lobelets similar in form, bluntly rounded; plates arranged 2, 1, 7, those 

 of each lateris situated, one adjacent to each second lobe, three equi- 

 distant groups of two each; each lateris between caudal and next 

 group of plates with four or five adjacent oraceratubae; genacerores 

 (4-4) 4-4; mesospiracerores two. — Central America on Anthurium-like 

 plant. carinata Ckll. 



SPECIES OF AXDASPIS 

 a. Pj'gidium with two mesal club-shaped paraphyses connected with 

 mesal margins of median pair of lobes; median pair of lobes dis- 

 tinct, triangular, lateral margin long, minutely serrate, mesal notch 

 small; other lobes wanting; plates longer than lobes, arranged 2, 

 1-2-2-1; margin with six altaceratubae arranged 1-2-2-1; anus super- 

 imposed over mesogenacerores; vulva located between pregena- 

 cerores and postgenacerores; mesospiracerores 1-2, metaspiracerores 

 0; dorsal oraceratubae small, in two rows; genacerores 4-5(5-6)4-5. 

 — Lepidosaphes flava hawaiiensis Mask., Lepidosaphes erythrinae 

 Rutherford, Lepidosaphes moorsi Doane & Ferris. — Ceylon, Hawaiian 



Islands, Samoan Islands on Erythrinia, orange hawaiiensis Mask. 



aa. Pygidium with two pairs of paraphyses, none connected with lobes; 

 median pair of lobes large, triangular, adjacent, distal ends meet- 

 ing like pair of pincers; other lobes wanting; altaceratubae open- 

 ing in latadentes, arranged 1-(1-1)-(1-1)-1-(1-1) ; plates small and 

 inconspicuous, shorter than lobes, arranged 0, 2-1-11; anus nearly 

 over mesogenacerores; dorsal oraceratubae very few; mesospira- 

 cerores 2-3; genacerores 3-5(7-12)8-12. — Lepidosaphes incisor Green. 

 — North Australia on Melaleuca. incisoi- Green. 



SPECIES OF AOXIDOMYTILUS 

 Pygidium with three pairs of lobes, median pair large, mesal and lat- 

 eral notches deep; second pair of lobes incised, mesal lobelet pointed 

 with deep mesal and lateral notch; third pair of lobes triangular, not 

 Incised; plates arranged 2, 0, 0, 0, limited to minute plates in median 

 incisura, shorter than median lobes; genacerores 3-3(4-4)2-3. — New 

 Mexico, Colorado on Chenipodium, Atriplex. concolor Ckll. 



SPECIES OF LEPIDASPIDIS 

 Pygidium with single, large, mesal, crenulate lobe; four distant plates 

 on each side, cephalic two much larger than caudal two; genacerores 

 arranged in five groups, 4-4(10-12)11-14, some individuals possess four 

 groups arranged in transverse row cephalad of mesogenacerores, each 

 group with two to three cerores; caudal segment of preabdomen with 

 two large plates, segments not deeply constricted; scale of adult fe- 

 male narrow, straight or curved, sides subparallel, with whitish, nar- 

 row flattened border; color dark brown with pale margin, older speci- 

 mens pale white. — Japan on Osmanthus. u7illoba Knw. 



SPECIES OF COCCOMYTILUS 

 a. Preabdomen with lateral margin of each segment with row of 

 short, thick, tubular bristles, "some with a circular top, some forked, 



