262 A. C. OUDEMANS, NOTES ON ACARI. 
vertical hairs fine but distinct, extending before the mandibles. 
- The long prosomatic hairs were absent in the single specimen 
under my examination, but, according to their small pits, I 
believe they are shorter than the width of the abdomen. Inside 
of these long hairs a pair of minute hairs. On the anterior 
margin of the anterior shield a pair of ditto. On a line with 
trochanteres III a pair of ditto, more remote from the median 
line. On a line with trochanteres IV again a pair of ditto, 
again more remote from the median line, even near the edge 
of the abdomen. On a line with genu IV again a pair 
of ditto, close to the edge of the abdomen, and directed 
outward and forward. In the middle of the length of 
the abdominal lobes, quite on the edge, a pair of very short 
and fine hairs. On the same level, but dorsally, a pair of short 
needle fshaped hairs. Behind and outside of these needles a 
pair of lancet-shaped hairs, slightly longer than the lobes. 
Inside and slightly behind these lancets a pair of long hairs, 
-as long as the metasoma. Inside and slightly behind these 
long {hairs a second pair of lancet-shaped hairs, as long as 
the lobes. Finally inside of these lancets a pair of minute 
hairs lying over the lumen of the incision. Nephridial 
openings on a line with femora IV, near the edge of the 
abdomen. 
Ventral side (Fig 43). Epimera I halfway united 
to a sternum; distally with inner thickening. Epimera II 
shorter. Epimera III and IV narrow, nearly longitudinal, 
suddenly nodded inward in their proximal third part. Shields. 
Narrow rudiments of coxal plates only outside of epimera I 
and II. Anterior lateral shields small parallelograms with 
sides almost equal in length. Middle lateral shields small, 
rounded, nearly semicircular. Behind them a smaller shield 
united with epimera III. Then a fourth lateral shield nearly 
a square or parallelogram, united with epimera IV. The 
abdominal portion of the posterior dorsal shield is sufflexed 
