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This revision commences with a discussion of the taxonomic status 

 of the subgenus Gahrliepia, and there then follow descriptions of new 

 species. The first such species is characterized in detail, and in the 

 subsequent descriptions only the important differences from the first 

 are stressed. The known species are then diagnosed and discussed. 

 A key for the identification of all 33 species precedes some general 

 taxonomic notes and comments on the hosts and habitats of the sub- 

 genus. The new Gahrliepia are illustrated in detail, as are the geno- 

 type and some of the other important species. The remaining forms 

 are illustrated insofar as possible or necessary for the purposes of the 

 key. It was felt that this paper would be most useful if it were made 

 revisionary in nature and if all described species were included even 

 though it was impossible to examine specimens of all the known 

 forms. It was necessary to rely wholly on the literature or unpub- 

 lished notes ^ for the discussion and illustrations of the following 

 species: crocidiira (Radford, 1946), hirsuta (Radford, 1946), lon- 

 gipili (Radford, 1946), romeri Womersley, 1952, spinulosa (Rad- 

 ford, 1946), lancearia (Radford, 1946), ciliata Gater, 1932, lawrencei 

 Jadin and Vercammen-Grandjean, 1952, and philipi (Jadin and Ver- 

 cammen-Grandjean, 1952). 



TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE SUBGENUS GAHRLIEPIA 



There is considerable confusion in the literature as to what species 

 should be included in the genus Gahrliepia. Mainly for convenience 

 we are considering Walchia Ewing (1931) and Schongastiella Hirst 

 (191 5) as subgenera of Gahrliepia, and the species therein are dealt 

 with elsewhere (Traub and Evans, 1954, and MS.). However, for 

 reasons discussed below, Gateria Ewing, 1938, is treated as an outright 

 synonym of Gahrliepia {Gahrliepia). The taxonomic and biblio- 

 graphic citations for the subgenus Gahrliepia are therefore as follows : 



GAHRLIEPIA (GAHRLIEPIA) Oudemans, 1912 



Genotype: Typhlothrombitim nanus Oudemans, 1910, by original 

 designation. 



1910. Typhlothrombium Oudemans, Ent. Ber. Amsterdam, vol. 3, No. 56, p. 105. 

 1912. Typhlothrombium Oudemans, Oudemans, Zool. Jahrb., Suppl., vol. 14, 

 No. I, p. 83. 



2 Dr. H. S. Fuller and Dr. J. R. Audy kindly allowed us access to manuscript 

 notes each had independently prepared during a study of type specimens at the 

 British Museum. 



