from Spitshertjeti and Bear Island. G23 



G. Rhagidia gelida^ Tlior. B, F, K. 



Quite general within the Arctic circle, and not known 

 beyond it. 



IT. Gamasidae. 



7. *Ilypoaspis ovalis, L. Koch, ^ . 



This I found alivo (alon;? with a single livincr example of 

 Scutovertex lineatus) in the moss u^ed in packing a st(^ne 

 from Bear Island. Koch's single Siberian example was a 

 female, so the name cainiot be considered absolutely certain ; 

 but in all essential characters the present example agrees 

 with ovali's. 



III. Oribatidae. 



8. Scutovertex lineatus, Tiior. A, B ; also Bear Island 



(alive in moss). 



Otlier records: Siberia, Novaja Semlja, Jan Mayen {Bris- 

 totoe, 1921), Sweden, Britain. Always maritime in Britain 

 and Sweden. 



9. SphcBrozetes notatus, Thor. A, B, C, F. 



Quite general in tlie Arctic. Elsewhere my own British 

 records stand alone. In Britain it does not seem to affect 

 either the hills or the coast. 



10. *Oribatula exilis, Nic. A. 



Identical with British examples. Triigardh {op. cit.) makes 

 all other Arctic examples var. crassipes, L. Koch, which is 

 probably a mist;ike (see note on the next species). 



11. Cerati'ppia hip His, llenn. A. 



Quite typical, even in size. So also were examples re- 

 ceived Ijy me from Jan Mayen {Bristoice, 1921). According 

 to Trii^jardh {op. cit.) all previous Arctic exam{)les are to be 

 referred to var. spluerica, L. Koch ; but he relies too much on 

 the accuracy of MichaePs figures in dimensional detail. 



12. Ilermannia reticulata, Thor. A. 



General in the Arctic and probably also in the north 

 temperate region, though records are very few. Not rare in 

 Britain, and not either maritime or montane. 



