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mined. It was noticed to bend the posterior portion of the deutomerite 

 quite often. 



Stenophoridae. 



Stenophora gimbeli sp. nov. 1 



Host, Harpalus pennsylvanicus Dej., a Carabid beetle. Collected 

 August 28, 1912, Vincennes, Indiana. 

 Average specimens, 500 /.i. 



Protomerite 5 to 6 in the total length; width of the protomerite 

 about twice the length of the protomerite; proto- 

 merite rounded anteriorly and truncate posteriorly, 

 narrowed at its junction with the deutomerite. 



Deutomerite rather ellipsoidal in shape, not 

 distinctly pointed posteriorly. 



Epicyte thin but of uniform thickness except 

 over the anterior portion of the protomerite, where 

 the median portion is quite thin; sarcocyte clear 

 and of uniform thickness except in the anterior por- 

 tion of the protomerite. In this portion of the pro- 

 tomerite it occupies quite a space, (see figure 4), 

 just in front of the endocyte. When the endocyte 

 is brought forward as in figure 3, the sarcocyte of 

 this region is driven into a papilla which results 

 Figure III. Sporont, from the expansion of the thin epicyte. Such a 



flbeli. Epicyïfr P rocess has alread y been described by the writer* 



panded. in another species of this genus, 8. cockerellae Ellis, 



from Guatemala. 



Endocyte of the protomerite very dense along the anterior margin 



of the protomerite, but quite transparent in the posterior portion of the 



protomerite; endocyte of the deutomerite very 



dense and of a black color. 



A very active gregarine, capable of bending 

 the posterior portion of the deutomerite very 

 readily. 



This species is most closely related to S. 



Figure IV. Anterior por- robusta Ellis, from which it may be distinguished 

 tion of Sten, gimbeli. i ,i i -j . •- j i 



Epicyte not expanded. *>J the lar £ e > ™ e protomerite and general 

 measurements. 



New Host Records. 

 Hirmocystis rigida Hall from Brachystola magna Girard. Several 

 specimens of this large grasshopper were examined this fall and but 



i To Mr. Jacob Gimbel. 



2 Zool. Anz. Bd. XXXIX. No. 23/24. p. 681-686. 1912. 



