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long, 827 ju wide, heavily sclerotized anteriorly, sculptured as figured; marginal 

 setae longer and stronger than medial setae. Sternal plate heavily sclerotized, 

 longer than wide; anterior margin slightly rounded, the posterior median projection 

 bilobed; anterior pores arched, posterior pores straight; sternal setae III and meta- 

 sternals subequal in length. Epigynial plate greatly expanded, angled laterad of 

 setae III, posterior margin strongly concave; distance between setae IV much 

 greater than distance between setae I. Anal plate wider than long, anterior mar- 

 gin rounded, very narrowly separated from epigynial plate; adanal setae laterad 

 to posterior margin of anal opening, slender and reaching base of postanal seta. 

 Venter with 6 pairs of long and 4 pairs of short, strong setae adjacent to epigynial 

 and anal plates. Metapodal plates small, oval. Peritreme barely reaching ante- 

 rior margin of coxa I. All coxal setae spinelike. 

 MALE: Unknown. 



Holotype. Female, ex Chiropodomys calamianensis. Puerto Prin- 

 cesa, Palawan, April 14, 1947 (H. Hoogstraal). In the Chicago 

 Natural History Museum collection. 



Paratypes. Four females, same data as holotype. One in the 

 United States National Museum collection. 



Echinolaelaps grandis, new species. Figure 33, A-C. 



The epigynial plate, which is expanded immediately posterior to 

 setae I, and in which the sides are parallel to beyond setae III, and 



Fig. 33. Echinolaelaps grandis, female: A, anterior portion of dorsal plate; 

 B, posterior portion of dorsal plate; C, venter. 



