NO. 6 CHIGGER SUBGENUS GAHRLIEPIA — TRAUB AND MORROW "J 



appearing 2-pronged, the mesal (dorsal) prong slightly the longest, the 

 inconspicuous third prong about two-thirds the length of the others. 

 Scutum: Long, broadly and evenly tongue-shaped; 120x84 microns 



Figs. i-io. — Gahrliepia (Gahrliepia) exilis, new species. 



at maxima in holotype. Anterior margin concave. Posterior margin 

 evenly rounded. Lateral margins somewhat convex, broadest imme- 

 diately below insertion of PLs, at times slightly angled here. Uni- 

 formly micropunctate, the micropunctations about 0.5 micron in size, 

 all subequal. AL setae at anterolateral angles of scutum ; bushy, long, 



