STUDIES IN ACARINA III 



II. V. M. HALL 

 I'OMONA COLLEGE, CLAREMONT, CAL. 



Notaspis pectinata n. sp. 

 (Figure 210) 

 I.engtli 750 to 8()5 inicrin. Yellow brown, sinootli, polished. Alxloiiieii 

 liemi.splierical, witliout wings. C'ei)lialotliorax broader than long. Lanielhe slight 

 ridges converging in front where they arc united by a translaniellar line ;iboul 

 as long as tlie laniella-. The cusps are reduced to mere tubercles. Lamell.ar, inter- 

 lamellar and rostral hairs long, stout and pectinate, the rostral hairs being less 

 than half as long as the others. Pseudostigmatic organ pectinate, with rather 



Figure 240. Notaspis pectinata n. sp. 



long peduncle and very gradually clavate head. Abdomen with two rows of stout 

 pectinate hairs on each side, similar to the interlamellar hairs. Legs not quite 

 so long as abdomen, sparsely set with pectinate hairs similar to the rostral hairs. 

 Unguis tridactile, last three pairs of legs inserted at the edge of the body. Xo 

 blades apparent on femora. Several specimens under boards, Claremont, Cal. 



