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and little, more or less globular heads, tliose on tlie 

 hind margin being usually the most globular. When 

 seen with an amplification of about 500 diameters 

 these hairs are seen to be composed of a central stalk 

 with a number of small spherical granules grouped 

 round it forming the head, and looking a little like a 

 miniature black-berry. The whole ventral surface is 

 wrinkled. 



Distribution. — I had considered this an extremely 

 rare species. Other collectors besides myself have 

 found a solitary specimen now and then, at long inter- 

 vals, but have searched the same places over and over 

 again without securing another; in 1885, however, I 

 went to the New Forest in spring, when the oak trees 

 were just coming into leaf, and by beating the branches 

 at this time, I found, to my surprise, that E. cjimha in 

 all stages descended in great abundance, and should 

 think I must have seen thousands. 



The species has been recorded in France (Bois de 

 Meudon) ; and something stated to be the same species 

 has been recorded in Italy ; I doubt, however, very 

 much whether the Italian specimens are the same 

 species ; at all events, if Berlese's drawing can be in any 

 way relied upon, the markings on the notogaster are 

 entirely different from those on Nicolet's beautifully 

 executed drawing, which agree exactly with my speci- 

 mens, and the position of the genital and anal plates is 

 very different in Berlese's drawing from what it is in my 

 specimens. Unfortunately his figure of the under-side 

 does not give the demarcation between the ventral and 

 dorsal plates, nor indeed any other detail. 



EREMiEus BREVIPES, sp. nov. PL XLIY, figs. 12 — 19. 



Average length about "29 mm. 



Average breadth about "16 mm. 



Average length of legs (first pair) about -12 mm. 



