326 ARACHNIDES. 



AxoMA, Lat. 



Neither sucker nor palpi visible, the mouth merely consisting of 

 a small orifice on the chest. The body is oval and soft, the legs 

 very short *. The 



OcYPETE, Leach, 



Belongs to this tribe by the number of legs ; but, according to him, 

 these animals are furnished with mandibles f . 



* Acams parasiticus, De Geer, VII, vii, 7; — Trombidium parasiticum, Hermann, 

 t Ocypete rubra, Leach, Lin. Trans., XI, 396. On the Tipul8e. 



