1 1 o One Thousand Objects 



WATER MITES are usually of a reddish colour, and are 

 common in ponds, &c., during summer. Mr. W. S. Kent 

 has detected nearly forty distinct British species. 



908. DECEITFUL WATER MITE (Diplodontus mendax). 

 Body elliptical, roseate, with two rays at the fore part of 

 the body ; coxae in four groups ; genital plate heart-shaped, 

 pointed forwards. These creatures can hardly be satis- 

 factorily distinguished from each other without regard to 

 the cox?e and genital plates of the under surface. (PL 

 XL, fig. i.) 



909. HARLEQUIN WATER MITE (Atax histrionica). 

 Dark red ; palpi and legs blackish green ; body ovoid. 

 Rather common in ponds, c. (PL XL, fig. 2.) 



910. HUNCHBACK WATER MITE (Arrenurus globator). 

 Mouth rounded. Body of the female truncated behind ; 

 greenish ; eyes red ; much larger than the male. In 

 ponds. (PL XL, fig. 3, female.) 



911. HUNCHBACK WATER MITE (Arrenurus globator). 

 Body of the male narrowed behind, so as to give 

 the mite a very singular appearance. (PL XL, fig. 4, 

 male.) 



912. GREAT WATER MITE (Hydrachna geographical 

 Body nearly spherical, black, with red spots ; palpi red ; 

 legs red at the ends. One of the largest species. In 

 ponds. (PL XL, fig. 5.) 



913. WALKING WATER MITE (Limnochares holosericeus). 

 Crawls about in the water, instead of swimming ; body 

 smooth, red; legs slightly hairy. (PL XL, fig. 12.) 



914. FURROWED WATER MITE (Eylais cxtendens). 

 Body elongated, soft, and furrowed ; brownish red ; eyes 

 four; rostrum short. In ponds. (PL XL, fig. 19.) 



915. CLARET WATER MITE (Hydrachnd cruenta). 

 Body rounded, scarlet or claret-coloured ; rostrum short ; 

 eyes in two pairs ; eggs attached to stems oS^Potatnogeton, 

 or pond-weed. 



916. GREEN ANGULAR MITE (Arrenurus wridis). Of 

 a bluish-green colour; the body of the male terminating 

 in two pointed angles. 



917. ROUND RED WATER MITE (Hydrachna punicea). 



