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lateral teeth one-fourth from the base; a pair of strong inner teeth 

 two-fifths from the base, and a pair of smaller teeth halfway be- 

 tween the first pair and the apex. Unguiculus lanceolate, extending 

 three-fifths as far as the ung-uis. Tenent hair long and strong. 

 Fourth abdominal segment from two and one-half to three and 

 one-third times as long as the third. Furcula not attaining the 

 ventral tube, extending a little beyond abd. 3. Dorsal crenulations 

 of dens absent on the basal third, and ending at a distance from the 

 apex equal to one and two-thirds the length of the mucro (fig. 50). 

 Mucro short and stout, strongly rounded ventrally, falcate, with a 

 single stout apical hook. Rami of tenaculum quadridentate ; corpus 

 with one long anterior seta. Feebly clavate fringed setae are nu- 

 merous on the anterodorsal region of the head and on abd. 5 and 6. 

 Short clavate fringed setae are present dorsally on the manubrium 

 and the base of each dens. Length, 1.4 mm. 



Taken on pineapple from Cuba, intercepted at New York City, 

 April 22, May 6, May 14, 1924, by Inspectors I. Shiller, R. L. Trigg, 

 A. C. Hill (Fed. Hort. Board, N. Y., Nos. 5034, 4227, 4232, 4278). 



Taken in sugar cane from Tanamo, Cuba, intercepted at Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., June 15, 1924, by Mr. C. G. Albrecht (F. H. B., Phila. 

 No. 2045). 



Syntypes.—Coi. No. 40385, U.S.N.M. 



Genus LEPIDOCYRTUS Bourlet 



LEPIDOCYRTUS USITATUS, new species 



Plate 6, figs. 51-54 



White. In large specimens the head and body are minutely 

 speckled with blue. Antennal segments with scattered blue pigment. 

 Legs, excepting coxae, unpigmented. Furcula white. Mesonotum 

 (fig. 51) not strongly projecting. Eyes (fig. 52) 8+8, unequal; the 

 four proximal eyes smaller than the others, on each side. Antennae 

 one-third longer than the head; second and third segments subequal 

 and subclavate ; fourth segment two and one-fourth to two and one- 

 half times as long as the third. Unguis (fig. 53) slender, slightly 

 curving, with a pair of lateral teeth one-fourth from the base ; inner 

 margin with a pair of teeth near the middle; other teeth absent. 

 Unguiculus extending two-thirds as far as the unguis-, on all the feet. 

 Hind claws larger than the others. Tenent hair minutely knobbed, 

 as long as unguiculus. Fourth abdominal segment four and one-half 

 times as long as the third. Furcula attaining the ventral tube in 

 large sjoecimens, but not in small ones. Manubrium slightly shorter 

 than clentes (as 10:11). Dorsal crenulations of dens ending at a 

 distance from the apex equal to two and one-half times the length of 



