H. formosensis 



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short, very slightly salient laterally, with rounded contours and with- 

 out dorsal spines ; article 2 rather longer than article 3 ; a small but 

 distinct retrograde spur under article 3 ; article 2 ending in a point 

 which, however, does not project ; hypostome short, broad in front, 

 corona rather small, dentition 6 ; 6, the median teeth very small, the 

 three external files much larger, about 8 teeth per file. Venter : 

 spiracle pear-shaped, the pointed end dorsal. Legs : coxae I-IV with 

 rather strongly- developed spurs ; coxa I has its posterior end trun- 

 cated, and the spur proceeds fi-om its postero-extemal angle ; small 

 trochantal spurs, progressively diminishing, and almost absent on tro- 

 chanter IV'; tarsus IV stout, with pseudo-segments of almost equal 

 length, tapering moderately, with a small terminal ventral spur ; pad 

 moderate. 



Female (Fig. 335): Scutum about ll x 1-3 mm., sub-circular, but 

 rather broader than long, with numerous fine shallow punctations ; 



Fig. 335. H. formosensis ? . Capitulum in dorsal and ventral aspects, scutum, coxae 

 with trochanters, spiracle and tarsus IV. (Deutsches Entomol. Mus., Type.) 

 Original, N.C. del. 



cervical gi-ooves beginning as small pits behind the anterior border and 

 visible as shallow grooves almost to the posterior border. Capitulum : 

 base rectangular, twice as broad as long, with slight blunt comua ; 

 porose areas large, far apart, oval, converging anteriorly ; palps with 

 hardly any lateral salience, longer than in the </, but with the same 

 characteristics ; hypostome 4 j 4, with a trace of 515 at its posterior 

 end. Venter : spiracle transversely oval, with faint dorsal protuberance. 

 Legs : coxae as in the </ ; trochantal spurs absent ; tarsus IV more 

 slender than in the ,/. unarmed. 



1 The slight spur on trochanter I, is omitted in the figure. 



