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Localities. — Bather common in Britain, Scot- 

 land, and different parts of England. 



I name this mite after Dr. George, of Kirton 



Fins, 2, 3, 4. Eylais georgei. Eye-plates of three specimens 

 selected from many. 



Lindsey, Lincolnshire, who has done so much for 

 the Hydrachnids found in Lincolnshire. 



5. Eylais projectus nov. sp. 



A large mite about 3-50 mm. in length. 



The anterior portion of the bridge is projected 

 forward a little beyond the sides. The nearest 

 species that I have found described to this is 

 E. infundibulifera Koenike ; but in the Augenbrille 

 figured by him the hump on the anterior curve is 

 more projected, the discs are much smaller, and 



Eylais project us 



there is no third disc on the median line as in 

 E. projeetus. Karl Thon, 1899, also describes one 

 very similar ; but the projection in his mite E. meri- 

 dionalis is nearly pointed, and the hinder curve 

 runs to a very acute angle. Neither does he figure 

 a central disc. 



Locality. — Norfolk Broads. 



6. Eylais mulleri Koenike. 



Length, about 3-0 mm. 



The eye-plates are about 0-38 mm. in extreme 

 width. There is a slight variation between this 

 mite and the figure given by Koenike in the hinder 

 bow. In Koenike's drawing the centre of the bow 

 drops back a little, similar to the centre of the 

 curve in fig. 1, whereas in my specimens the curve 



Fig. 6. Eylais mulleri. Eye-plates. 



is continued without a break all round. This is 

 the only difference I have discovered. I do not 

 think it is of any consequence, because I have 

 found so many variations in the contour of these 

 eye-plates in other species. 



Locality. — Barmouth, North Wales. 



7. Eylais neglecta Sig Thor, 1899. 



Length, about 3 mm. General form the same as 

 all the species of this genus. The eye-plates are 

 very much like those of E. soari, except that the 

 anterior curve is without the two humps we find 



F16. 7. Eylais neglecta. Eye-plates. 



in that species. My specimen is the same measure- 

 ment as that of Sig Thor, and the eye-plates are 

 the same in outline. 



Answers exactly to Thor's mite of this name. 



Locality. — Oban, N.B. 



8. Eylais rimosa Piersig. 



Fig. 8. Eylais rimosa. Eye-plate 



Length, about 3 mm. Here again we have an 

 eye-plate very much like those of E. soari, but the 



