38 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF 



Genus LICHTENSIA Sign. 



Lichtensia lycii Ckll. 



Fig. 17. 



Type host and locality. From Lycium sp., Mesilla Park, N. Mex. 



Material examined. From Lycium sp., Springerville, N. Mex. 



Habit. Adult female forming a large, almost spherical ovisac, which 

 covers the posterior portion of the abdomen. The surface of the ovisac 

 presents a glazed appearance. 



Morphological characteristics. Length (flattened on slide) 4 to 5 mm. 

 Form almost circular. Derm membranous throughout. Stigmatic depres- 

 sions nearly or quite obsolete, their position marked by the pores of the 

 stigmatic furrow and by a single spine which is longer than the other 



Fig. 17. Lichtensia lycii Ckll.: A, antenna of adult female; B, foot of adult 

 female; C, anal plates, left half dorsal, right half ventral; D, stigmatic and 

 marginal spines of first stage; E, stigmatic and marginal spines of adult. 



