Uo. 6. ] -4 Conspectus of Insects, 173 



(Neuroptera. 

 Mj/rmeleontidce. 

 234. Muromiis a7istralis Hagen. — An ant lion said to attack the 

 coffee louse (JpJiis cujfea) in Ceylon (Nietner) . 



ACARINA = MITES. 



235. Tetranychtjs bioculatus "Wood-Mason. — The red spider of tea 

 T)lanters, a red mite not unlike a small spider in appearance, which 

 attacks the leaves of tea [Camellia tJuifera) bushes both in India 

 and Ceylon, often seriously interfering with the yield of tea. 



236. Teiranychus sp. — Said to do much damage to stored poppy 

 [Fajiaver somniferiim) seed in Behar (Scott). 



237. Tijplilodromus carinatus Green, or the five-ribbed tea- mite. — 

 Said to attack the leaves of tea [Camellia theifera) bushes in Ceylon 

 (Green). 



238. Acarns coffees Nietner. — Said to attack the leaves of coffee 

 [Coffea arabica) bushes in Ceylon (Nietner). 



239. Acartis sp. — Said to injure the leaves of the opium poppy 

 {Papaver somniferum) in Behar (Scott). 



240. Acarus translucens (Nietner), or the Yellow tea mite. — By Green 

 said to attack young tea [Camellia tJicifera) shoots in Ceylon ; by 

 Nietner thought to prey on some of the Scale insects which attack coffee 

 {Coffea arabica) in Ceylon. 



