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REV. J. E. HULL ON 



GYMNOLAELAPS, Berl. 



Type : myrmecophilus, Berl. 



Sternal scutum and genital (?) overlapping. 



1. Length i, 300^11 : dorsal hairs few and minute 

 Mucli smaller : hairs longer and more numerous 



2. Anal and ventral scuta well separated 



,, ,, contiguous ... 



3. General form obvate ... 

 Body not narrowed behind 



102. Gymnolaelaps laevfs, Mich. 



[Donisthorpe]. 



103. Gymnolaelaps mynnecophihis, Mich, 



[Donisthorpe]. 



104. Gymnolaelaps myrmophilus, Berl. 



Birtley, with Fomiica fiisca. 



105. Gyiiuwlaelaps acutiis, Mich. 



Ireland, with Myrmica scabrinodis. 



COSMOLAELAPS, Berl. 



Type : claviger, Berl. 



1. Dorsal setss clavate 



Setse expanded distally, but not clubbed 

 Set£e sub-simple or blade-like, acute 



2. Setee all ciliate ... 

 Setse not ciliate 



3. Male with ventral dagger-like process 

 Male with venter normal 



laevis. 



aaitits. 



mynnophilus, 

 inyrinccophilns. 



66. 



claviger. 



2 



3 



ornahis, 



anieifer. 



styliferiis. 



vacuus. 



Generally myrmecophilous. 



106. Cosrnolaelaps claviger, Berl. 



Ireland (Dublin and King's County). 



107. Cos?nolaelaps ornalus, Berl. 



Lancashire (Silverdale, in moles' nests, R. S. B). 



108. Cosmolaelaps cuneifer, Mich. 66, 67. 



Abundant with Fomiica rvfa and F. fiisca. 



