1 1 2 One Thousand Objects 



929. CHEESE MITE (Tyroglyphus siro). Extremely 

 common on old cheese. Formerly known as Acarus 

 domcsticus. 



930. LONG CHEESE MITE (Tyroglyphus longior). Not 

 uncommon on Dutch and Gruyere cheese. Body longer 

 than the last. 



931. SUGAR MITE (Acarus sacchari). Often to be seen 

 amongst brown sugar, and around the wooden taps of 

 wine-casks. 



932. RAISIN MITE (Tyroglyphus passularuiii). Found 

 amongst old raisins and figs. 



933. CABINET MITE (Tyroglyphus destructor}. Very 

 fond of destroying butterflies in cabinets. Is clad with 

 long hairs. 



934. VEGETATING MITE \Uropodavegetans). A curious 

 mite, attached by a thread or umbilicus to the bodies of 

 beetles of the family Elateridce. 



935. FURZE MITE (Tetranychus uliris). Lives in 

 colonies, and spins a delicate web about furze bushes. 

 When mature, of a bright red colour. 



936. LIME MITE (Tetranychus tiliarius). Another 

 sociable species, found in colonies on lime-trees. One 

 found on plane-trees may be the same species. 



937. HARVEST MITE (Leptus aiitumnalis). Too well 

 known to many persons by the pertinacity with which it 

 adheres to the human skin, and torments the human body, 

 about harvest-time. Six-legged. 



938. STONE MITE (Tetranychus lapiduni). Found 

 about stones and rubbish, to which its eggs are attached. 



939. RED SPIDER (Tetranychus telarius). The little 

 red insect so common in green-houses. It is not a spider, 

 but a mite. 



940. BROWN NOTASPIS (Notaspis dbscurus).^ little, 

 shining, brown mite, often found in cucumber-frames, 

 which has of late years been troublesome to gardeners. 



941. VINE Coccus (Coccus vitis). The young of the 

 'scale,' which attacks vines in houses, are a good 

 object. 



942. HERBARIUM INSECT (Atropos divinatoria). This 



