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MR. STANLEY HIRST ON 



Text-fie-iire 6. 



Rhiiionyssus coniventris, $ . Ventral view. 



LiPONYSSUS BERLESEI, Sp. 11. (Text-figs. 8 k 9.) 



5 . Body fairly long oval, and sometimes slightly constricted 

 near the middle (behind the last pair of legs) ; the abdomen is 

 sometimes rather swollen, and may exceed the width of the 

 anterior part of the bod}^ ; posterior end with a slight notch. 

 Dorsal shield wide anteriorly, but narrowed and coming to a 

 point posteriorly. There are some quite short hairs on the 

 scutum, cliiefly placed near the margin, and also a few very 

 minute and inconspicuous hairs in the middle of its surface. 



