October, 13] HODGKISS: NEW MAPLE MITES 421 



are very long and have a distinct lateral lobe. The ventral striae are 68 or 70 in 

 number and are coarsely punctuated. The accessory setse are absent. The legs 

 are long and somewhat slender. The claw is knobbed and much longer than the 

 feathered hair, which is 5-rayed. Length of females, 240 microns; length of males, 

 230 microns. 



Described from individuals taken from a deformed or "pustular" 

 area in smooth bark of the red maple, Acer rubrum L. 



Eriophyes confusus sp.'nov. The body is long and tapering, with a broadly flat- 

 tened thoracic shield. The striae are 65 to 70 in number and finely punctuated. 

 The setae are all present. The legs are long and slender. The claw is knobbed and 

 longer than the feathered hair which is 3-rayed. Length of females, 190 microns; 

 length of males, 150 microns. 



Described from individuals found associated with P. quadripes 

 Shimer in bladder galls on the leaves of the soft maple, Acer saC' 

 charinum L. 



Eriophyes elongatus sp. nov. The body is long and narrow with a small thoracic 

 shield. The striae are 70 in number and coarsely punctuated. The setae are all 

 present. The legs are of medium size. The claw is truncate and longer than the 

 feathered hair which is 4-rayed. Length of females, 216 microns; length of males, 

 150 microns. 



Described from individuals found among red erineum galls on the 

 upper surfaces of leaves of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum L. 



Eriophyes macidatus sp. nov. The body is long, narrow and the posterior third 

 is gently acuminate. The striae are 58 in number and coarsely punctuated. The 

 setae are all present. The legs are short. The claw is truncate and longer than the 

 feathered hair which is 5-rayed. Length of females, 216 microns; length of males, 

 150 microns. 



Described from individuals found among red erineum galls on the 

 upper surfaces of leaves of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum L. 



Eriophyes major sp. nov. The body is very long, tapering and the thoracic shield 

 is of medium size. The striae are 70 in number and coarsely punctuated. The setae 

 are all present. The legs are of medium length. The claw is knobbed and slightly 

 longer than the feathered hair which is 4-rayed. Length of females, 212 microns; 

 length of males, 206 microns. 



Described from individuals found among galls of pinkish erineum 

 on the under surfaces of leaves of the red maple, Acer rubrum L. 



Eriophyes modestus sp. nov. The body is of medium length and width, with a 

 small semi-circular shield. The striae are 76 in number and are coarsely punctuated 

 along the posterior margins. The coxal setae I are indistinct; ventral setae II and 

 the accessory setae are absent. The legs are of medium size. The claw is knobbed 

 and longer than the feathered hair which is 4-rayed. Length of females, 176 microns. 



Described from individuals found among greenish erineum galls on 

 the under surfaces of leaves of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum L., 



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