16° ANTONIO BERLESE 
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bilmente appartiene a quei Gamasoides dei quali nulla si conosce 
in più che le sole ninfe coleoptrate (1). 
Ho tolto le figure e la descrizione relative al maschio dagli 
esemplari gentilmente inviatimi dall’Oudemans, i quali erano in 
istato sufficiente per trarne i disegni qui allegati. 
Quanto alla ninfa coleoptrata riferisco la descrizione che ne dà 
lo stesso Oudemans (loc. cit. p. 76) ed allego figura tolta dai 
suoi esemplari. « Dorsal side. There are two dorsal shields, the 
anterior one occupying the greater part, the posterior one the 
smaller part of the dorsum. Between the two shields a wide band 
of unprotected skin. Six vertical bristles are directed forward, 
two strong shoulder-bristles outward. Further each of the two 
shields is provided with four irregular transverse rows of bristles. 
AIl the bristles are distally somewhat hairy, (fig. 6). The poste- 
rior half of the sides and the unprotected skin behind the poste- 
rior dorsal shield bear bristles too. Between the legs 1 and 2 the 
distal end of the peritrema is visible. 
On the ventral side (fig. 7) the nympha shows a long sternal 
shield, provided with 8. hairs, two small inguinal shields, and 
an anal shield with the usual three hairs and a large ceribram 
behind the postanal hair. This portion is so large, that it may 
occasionally be observed on the dorsal side. (sel fig. 5). 
The epistoma (fig. 5) is tridentate, the central cusp somewhat 
blunt, the lateral cusps small. 
The mandibles are of the usual type. 
The mawrillae (hypostoma fig. 7) shows horns (outer malae) of 
the usual type, and middle-sized pointed transparent inner malae, 
provided with a semicircular thin membrane with feathered edges. 
The palps are long (fig. 5) but do not show anything peculiar. 
The legs are long and slender, except those of the 2d pair (fig. 5) 
which are somewhat thicker ». 
(1) Perciò la sorpresa dell’Oudemans (loc. cit. pag. 76) provocata dall’uso 
della potassa caustica e dallo scudo dorsale rotondo anzichè troncato e la conse- 
guente critica al Koch ed a me sono fuori di posto per ora. 
