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Legs. — First pair about 1.40 mm, long; second 

 pair longer than third, being about 1.60 mm. 

 Fourth pair about same length as third, though 

 sometimes a little longer. Colour of legs a dirty 

 green. They are all very much the same thick- 



Epimeka. — In four groups, covering a gre;it pari 

 of the ventral surface (fig. 5). 



Palpi. — Small, about 0.25 mm. This lias also 



PIG. 3. Cochleophorus spinipes. Gemtal area of female. 



ness, and not like the first pair of Atax crassijjes, 

 which are so much thicker than the others. The 

 first two pairs are fitted with strong stiff spines, 

 some of which have very much the appearance of 

 twisted glass. The fourth pair have a number of 

 very beautiful feathered hairs on the inner edge 

 towards the body. 



Epimeea. — In four groups, which cover a great 

 deal of the ventral surface. 



Palpi. — Small and thin, about 0.34 mm. in 

 length. 



Genital Area. — Composed of two plates. Each 

 plate is covered with a large number of discs 

 (fig. 3). 



Male. — Very much the same appearance as the 



Fig. 4. C. spinipes. Ventral surface of male. 



female. About 1.0 mm. in length. Fig. 4 is of the 

 ventral surface, showing the plates which are quite 

 different to those of the female. 



Localities. — Sunningdale on the Thames ; 

 Snaresbrook, Essex ; Enfield, Middlesex ; Oxshott, 

 Surrey ; Suffolk ; and Dr. George has found it in 

 Lincolnshire. 



2. Coeldeophorus vcrnalis Koch. 



Body. — Female. Length about 1.22 mm., width 

 about 1.0 mm. Yellow in colour, with very dark 

 markings on the dorsal surface, and a bright red 

 mark in the centre, which is very conspicuous and 

 brilliant. 



Legs. — First pair about 1.20 mm., fourth pair 

 about 1.62 mm. First two pairs are fitted with 

 the spines I mentioned as found on C. spinipes. 

 The fourth pair are also w r ell supplied on the inner 

 edge with the feathered hairs (fig. 5). 



Fig. 5. C. cernalis. Ventral surface of female. 



about five or six feathered hairs on the upper 

 edge. 



Genital Area. — Composed of two 'plates with 

 a number of discs (fig. 6). 



Fig. G. ft vernalis. Genital area of female. 



Male. — A little smaller than female, but it has 

 a very remarkable feature about the structure ^of 

 the fourth pair of legs which I have not noticed in 

 the males of any other mite. The first four seg- 



Fjg. 7. C.vernalis. Ventral surface of male. 



ments of the leg are very thick and strong, par- 

 ticularly the third segment, as seen in fig. 7. 



Localities. — Not very common. Dr. George 

 has found it in Lincolnshire. I have taken it at 

 "Woking, in Surrey. 



{To be continued.) 



