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5. Okibata punctata. Nic. 



Orihates ovalis. Koch, fasc. 3, pi. 5. 

 Orihata punctata. Nic. 434. 

 Nymph and perfect creature found everywhere ; common. I 

 have hred this creature through its changes, and can confirm the 

 correctness of Kicolet's figure of the nymph. 



I use Nicolet's name of imnciata instead of Koch's earher 

 name of ovalis, because the latter author gives an Orihates ovalis 

 and an Orihates ovatus, which might cause confusion. 



6. Oribata pikiformis. Nic, 

 Nic. 436. 

 Found at Epping Forest and Loch Maree ; scarce. 

 In the English specimens the stigmatic hairs are more strongly 

 and suddenly clubbed than in Nicolet's figure. 



7. Oribata lapidaria. Lucas. 

 Lucas, ' Exploration scientifique de I'Algerie,' 318. 

 Nic. 439. 

 Found on trees everywhere ; very common. 

 I think it possible that this and Orihata glohula, Nic, may turn 

 out to be one species ; certainly some of w hat I have found are 

 forms intermediate between the two types. 



8. Oribata Edwardsii. Nic. 

 Nic. 438. 

 Found at Loch Maree. 



9. Oribata mollicomus. Koch. 



Orihates mollicomus. Koch, fasc. 30, pi. 20. 



Orihata notata. Thorell, ' Oefvers. af Kongl. Vet.-Akad.' 1871, 

 695. 



I have found three or four specimens of what appears to be 

 this creature at Epping Forest. It is quite possible that it is not 

 truly a species, but only another variety of Orihates setosus (Koch, 

 fasc. 30, pi. 19 ; Nic. 436) ; in which case it is better that the latter 

 name should stand as Nicolet has adopted it ; but the reasons against 

 this are. Firstly, in my specimens the wings of the tectum are not 

 joined by any transverse ridge — a distinction by no means unim- 

 portant, as Nicolet relies greatly on this ridge ; Secondly, my speci- 

 mens are much smaller than Nicolet's ; Thirdly, the rows of hairs 

 on the back are much wider apart from row to row, and contain 

 fewer hairs than in Nicolet's figure ; Fourthly, the coxae and tro- 



