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CoLLKliK JolKNAI. OK F.NTOMOLOGY 



from tli(- front end of thi-ir basal line. Lamellar liairs. interlamellar hairs and 

 rostral hairs all pectinate; the rostral hairs arising from apo])hyses. Rostrum 

 rounded. Xo translamella. Pseudostigmatic organ with rather long stem and 

 gradually ela\ ate head hearing a few short spines on distal end. Femora of 

 anterior ])airs of legs swollen but without apjjarent l)lades. Legs a little more 

 than half tlu- length of body, moderateU' set with long, fine, i)ectinate hairs; a 

 longer simple bristle projecting from distal ind of |)enultimate joint. Unguis 

 tridactyle. Abdomen hairless. 



Differs from jY. microptcra (Berl.) in having a rounded rostrum, lamellae 

 tapering anteriorly instead of widest anteriorly, no terminal hair on pseudo- 

 stigmatic organ and abdomen longer than broad. Three specimens under boards 

 Claremont, Cal. 



Figure 212. Oribata humida 



