NOTASPIS MONILIPES. 381 



The colour of the nymph is pure milky-white, with- 

 out a speck of darker markiug. 



The general thickness of the legs is greater in the 

 nymph, but the shapes of the joints are not so varied, 

 and the greatly enlarged ends are not present. 



The lamellae and other ridges described as being 

 on the cephalothorax of the adult are not present on 

 that of the nymph. 



The hairs bordering the abdomen are rather smaller 

 in the nymph than in the adult. 



The skin of the nymph is covered with slight wrinkles 

 or vermiform markings instead of being smooth. 



Distribution. — I have found the creature in decayed 

 wood at Tamworth in Warwickshire, and at Epping 

 Forest, where it is not uncommon, I have not found 

 it elsewhere, and I am not aware that anyone has done 

 so, but it will doubtless be found ; it is very small and 

 troublesome to look for. 



NoTASPis MONILIPES* {Michael). PI. XXXI, figs. 1 — 5. 



Damceus monilipes, Michael. Further notes on British Oribat idee 



Journ. Roy. Microsc. Soc, series 2„ 

 vol. ii, p. 16, pi. ii. 



Average length about "34 mm. 

 Average breadth about '18 mm. 

 Average length of legs (first pair) about '17 mm. 

 Average length of legs (second and third pairs) about 

 •15 mm. 



Average length of legs (fourth pair) about '19 mm. 



An extremely minute but rather elaborately formed 

 and exceptional species, remarkable for the size of the 

 first pair of tibiae ; it is very sluggish. 



Colour rather light brown when young, darker 

 when old. 



* Monile, necklace ; ;pes, foot. 



