ACARINA FROM THE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS 55 
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halfway between the median and lateral edge there are two long hairs forming 
a straight line with the posterior one. 
Hysterosoma with long slender hairs, curved upwards and forwards. 
They are placed as follows: 4 pairs in the posterior half near the median line, 

Figs. 1—6. PAthiracarus maculatus n. sp. 
1. Lateral view. 2. Ventral view. 3. Mandible seen from the inner side. 4. Right pseudo- 
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stigmatic organ. 5. Right half of maxilla, ventral view. 6. Tarsus with claw. 
one pair far forwards, also near the median line. Further there is another 
more lateral longitudinal row of 4 smaller hairs and subventrally two pairs of 
straight hairs, the tips of which reach the anal plates. ; 
Ventral side. The legs are of the typical shape, with very large, 
sharp and strongly arched claws which have in the basal half two sharp teeth 
the anterior one of which is twice as long as the posterior one (fig. 6).. 
