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barely longer than width of the body. Dorsum of body with 

 two reticulate submedian stripes connected in front and behind, 

 a sublateral corneous stripe on each side of body with six 

 scale-like hairs, one nearly over coxa II, three each side close 

 together, and two each side toward the tip; the sublateral 

 corneous stripe also bears a few thickened bristles. Legs I and 

 II with lateral lamelte and clavate hairs as figured; legs III 

 and IV with lamelte narrower and with few clavate hairs; 

 sternal shield with three thickened hairs each side; mentum or 

 lip with two submedian long spines. Length .7 mm. 



From Cedar Point, Ohio, on Orthosouia hriinneum, July 31, 

 (Brain). 



Macrocheles suhlcevis n. sp. 



Pale yellowish, tips of mandibles dark brown. Body little 

 more than twice as long as broad, plainly constricted in front, 

 broadest at middle, and broadly, evenly rounded behind ; above 

 almost smooth, with scattered short, simple bristles, about as in 

 figure of the nymph, but the anterior ones are not thickened; 

 a very short pair on the hind border. Front legs but little 

 longer than the width of tlie body, last joint plainly longer than 

 the preceding and slightly constricted on one side near the 

 middle, tip with hairs longer than width of joint. Leg II heavy, 

 third joint with a tooth below, with some stout spines; leg IV 

 not reaching one-half its length beyond the abdomen, rather 

 stout ; two prominent spines on lip, not far apart ; ventral shield 

 with few short hairs; four bristles each side on the sternal 

 shield and three each side on ventral shield, the last pair close 

 to anus. Length .6 mm. 



From Cedar Point, Ohio, on Ligyrus relictus and Boletotherus 

 hifurcus, in June; nymphs on SUpliis surinamensis larva. 



Parasitus incequalis n. sp. 



Pale yellowish. Body about one and one-half times as long 



as broad, broadest in the middle, tapering behind and in front, 



with rather prominent shoulders ; dorsal shield divided ; anterior 



shield with six long bristles, two on humeri, and four on pos- 



