(dr. a. C. OtJDEMANS). NOTES ON ACARI. Il5 



Paras, coleoptratorum (L.) — Texture; scaly on the shields, wrinkled 

 on the unprotected parts. — Dorsal side (Fig. 1) wholly protected 

 by two dorsal shields , except a linear space between the shields. 

 Shoulders distinct. The ant. shield about 4/7 ; the post, shield 

 about 8/7 of the length of the body. The hairs are short sharply 

 pointed bri.stles Those on the shoulders are much longer, but 

 shorter than half of the body's width. On the post, margin two 

 bristles which are slightly longer than the others. 



Ventral side (Fig, 2). Mentum or tritosternum of the usual type. 

 Sternal shield long and narrow; post, top between the coxae IV; 

 provided with 4 pair of small bristles. Anal shield large, with 

 pointed post, end; provided with minute anal aperture and the 

 usual three hairs, of Vv'hich the postanal one is long Cribrum in the 

 post. top. Venter with about 12 pair of ventral and 6 pair of 

 marginal small bristles. Htigma aside of coxa IV. Petitrema long, 

 extending forward till before coxa I ; with sinuations between the 

 coxae. 



Epistoma (Fig. 4) with 2 cusps and a very low medial one. 



Mandibles small. 



Maxillae and palps (Fig. 3). ILypostoma with 6 strong bristles, 

 two short horns and transparent outwardly curved and basally 

 feathered inner malae. First free joint of palp (trochanter) ven- 

 trally and distally with a singular hair. This is distally bifid; the 

 longer tooth of this fork is bent sidewardly. 



Legs of the usual type, slender; the only characteristic is that 

 the femur II lias venti'ally (Fig. 4) two minute chitinous knobs. 



Habitat: Talpa europaea, Mus sytvaticus. 



Patria: Germany. 



Found by Mr. S. A. Poppe , of Vegesack. 



Type in collection Oudemans. 



2. Neopodocinum Oudms. 

 (With Plate 6, fig. 5—20.) 



1902, IX, 10. Neopodocinum Oudms. in Tijdsclir. v. But. v. 45, 

 p. ^, 8, 24. 



