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1949. Gahrliepia nanus (Oudemans), Lawrence, Ann. Natal Mus., vol. 11, 

 No. 3, pp. 409, 469. 



1951. Gahrliepia nanus (Oudemans), Lawrence, Ann. Natal Mus., vol. 12, 



No. I, p. 117. 



1952. Gahrliepia nana (Oudemans), Wharton and Fuller, Mem. Ent. Soc. 



Washington, No. 4, p. 93. 

 1952. Gahrliepia namis (Oudemans), Gunther, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 



Wales, vol. 77, Nos. 1-2, p. 46. 

 1952. Gahrliepia namis (Oudemans), Fuller, Zool. Verh., No. 18, pp. 213-214. 



(Complete redescription.) 



Diagnosis of larva. — The only known Gahrliepia with the follow- 

 ing combination of characters: Coxae i-setose; palpal formula 

 N/N/NNN; with 2 pairs of usurped setae on the scutum. With a 

 suggestion of paired eyes, according to Fuller, but no eyes visible in 

 our specimens. Palpal claw 3-pronged, Palpal femur laterally some- 

 what angled. Scutum with uniformly scattered micropunctations. 

 Scutum broadest between levels of PLs and first pair of usurped 

 setae. ALs about as long as PLs. Usurped setae marginal. PPW-i 

 is 84 microns; PPW-2, 65 ; PPP-i, 65 ; PPP-s, 54; sensillae clavate. 

 With 24 dorsal setae arranged 2.2.4.6.4.4.2 (excluding usurped setae), 

 according to Fuller; our specimens with 28 to 30 setae. With about 

 38 ventral setae ; these minutely barbed. Coxa III, ratio of length 

 to breadth, 46:34 microns=i.3. Standard measurements (in mi- 

 crons) of our two specimens (which are virtually identical with 

 those reported by Fuller for one of type series in Oudemans col- 

 lection) : 



standard measurements in microns 



(^ PW PW PW PW 



Ci Coxa II SD ASB Tarsus III 



Mean 43 74 38 17 92 36 29 22/35 20 1.6 0.67 4.4 1.37 



Range 2 2 3 3 i 1 3 0.07 0.02 0.8 0.02 



Type material. — Described from 3 specimens — i ex the bat Hip- 

 posideros caffer Sundewall, and 2 ex the rodent Georhychus hotten- 

 tottus Lesson, Durban, South Africa. Type originally deposited in 

 Tragardh's collection, Stockholm. One of these, ex Georhychus, in 

 Oudemans collection, can be regarded as a paratype, fide Fuller. 



Records and comments. — Two specimens ex Thallomys namxi- 

 giiensis (a rodent). South Africa, Johannesburg, February 5, 1950 

 (received from Dr. F. Zumpt, through courtesy of Dr. J. R. Audy). 



This species, the genotype, is the only one in the subgenus collected 

 from a bat. However, two of the original specimens were from a 

 rodent, as were ours. The specimens from Thallomys agree with the 

 published figures and descriptions in all significant respects. How- 



