for the Microscope. 1 1 1 



Subglobose, rather convex, purplish red; palpi and 

 feet red. In ponds. 



918. THIN-LEGGED WATER MITE (Diplodontusfilipes). 

 Body elliptical, depressed, bright red, sometimes mot- 

 tled with brown ; legs red ; palpi curved downwards. 



919. YELLOW WATER MITE (Atax lutescens). Body 

 oval ; yellowish, with black spots three in front oval, two 

 abdominal spots crescent-shaped. In ponds, occasionally. 



920. BUTTERCUP MITE (Bryobia haustor). A small 

 dusky-red mite, that feeds upon the foliage of herbaceous 

 plants ; eyes seated on the shoulders ; runs rapidly. 

 Common upon the creeping buttercup and other plants. 



921. MARGINED MITE (Notaspis marginatus). Of a 

 chestnut-brown colour, with a white margin. Found in 

 the neighbourhood of the sea-shore 



922. YELLOW FRAME MITE (Gamasus luteus). Re- 

 sembling the beetle-mite, elongated, ochraceous ; pallid 

 behind, where it is broadest. Sometimes plentiful in 

 cucumber-frames. Different from No. 940. 



923. ROSY Moss MITE (Bdella dorsata}, Roseate, 

 about the size of a grain of millet, with a black spot 

 each side of the back. Amongst moss. 



924. BROAD-BEAKED MITE (Stirus latirostris). Scarlet, 

 obovate ; head thickened ; rostrum short ; palpi long ; 

 legs thick. On the ground, amongst moss. 



925. LONG-LEGGED MITE (ErytJiraus phalangioides). 

 Oval, almost globose ; red, with interrupted black spots ; 

 hind legs very long; eyes four, in two groups. On the 

 ground. 



926. SOLDIER MITE (Trombidium holes ericeuni). This 

 bright red mite, called also the Tant, has long been 

 known to inhabit Britain. It occurs in gardens, on the 

 ground and about trees, sometimes abundantly. 



927. BOOK MITE (Cheyletus eruditus], Body some- 

 what lozenge-shaped, white; palpi very large; legs fur- 

 nished with long hairs. In books, especially about the 

 backs, and papers in damp places. 



928. MEAL MITE (Tyroglyphus farina), Plentiful in 

 flour-bins and flour-mills ; often amongst flour and meal. 



