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the length of the anterior division, edges evenly curved throughout, postero- 

 lateral corners acutely produced and applying closely against the 1st pair of 

 epimeral plates; rostrum but slightly projecting, broad, lamellar, with the terminal 

 edge evenly curved. Epimeral plates of the first 2 free segments of metasome 

 much produced and closely imbricate; those of 2nd segment extending as far 

 back as the tip of the succeeding pair. 3rd segment highly fornicate behind, 

 wholly obtecting the last segment and the anterior half of the genital segment, 

 posterior edge slightly arched and bordered with a broad hyaline rim. Urosome 

 scarcely 1 / 3 as long as the anterior division, and having the segments very sharply 

 defined. Caudal rami extremely small, the innermost but one of the apical setae 

 almost 3 times as long as the urosome. Anterior antennae scarcely more than 

 half as long as the cephalic segment and rather narrow, terminal part slightly 

 exceeding in length the 2 preceding articulations combined. Posterior antennae 

 with the spines outside the terminal joint coarsely denticulated on the one side. 

 Last pair of legs rather elongated and curving evenly behind, proximal joint only 

 very slightly widened towards the end, distal joint about the same length as the 

 proximal one, and narrow oblong in form, with 4 delicate setae at the end, outer 

 face and edges densely hairy. Ovisac large, rounded oval, and somewhat flattened. 



Male considerably smaller than female, and having the anterior division of 

 the body less expanded, and oval in outline. Epimeral plates less produced, those 

 of the 2nd free segment of metasome not extending to the tip of the succeeding 

 pair. Urosome narrower and distinctly 5-articulate. Anterior antennae more 

 strongly developed than in female, and hinged between the 5th and 6th articu- 

 lation. Last pair of legs considerably smaller than in female, with the proximal 

 joint much shorter than the distal one. 



Body in both sexes generally of a uniform golden yellow colour, occa- 

 sionally exhibiting on the back 2 irregular patches of a dark red hue, the one 

 occupying the centre of the cephalic segment, the other the dorsal part of the 

 3rd free segment of metasome. 



Length of adult female about 1 mm., of male 0.70 mm. 



Remarks. This form has been described and figured by Prof. Brady in 

 his well-known Monograph, as Scutellidium fasciatum, as it was believed to be 

 identical both with the form recorded by Boeck as Porcettidium fasciatum, and 

 with that described by Norman as Aspidiseus fasciatus. It has been stated above 

 that Boeck's species is undoubtedly quite a different form, viz., PorceUidium fim- 

 hriatum Glaus, and I also regard it as beyond doubt that Norman's rather full 

 description of his Aspidiscus fasciatus does not refer to the present, but to the 

 next species, for which reason it has been necessary to give a new specific name 



