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8. Epistome 5-dentate ... 



,, 2-dentate 



,, 3-dentate 



9. Epistome constricted behind the lobes 



,, not constricted 



10. Humeral spines obtuse 



,, acute ... 



11. Some clavate setce on hind margin ... 

 No clavate setae anywhere 



12. Epistome 3-lobed 

 Epistome deeply 3-dentate 



13. Setse of vertex 2, fairly long 



Setse of vertex 4 short ... 



160. Gamasus kempersii, Oud. 



Seahouses, on the rocks. 

 Ireland. 

 161. 



hortivagjis, 

 . viasmamiii. 



9 



kraepelinii. 



ID 



coleoptra ion on. 

 magnus. 

 kempersii. 



12 

 hombianus. 



13 



fimetoriim. 

 consanguineiis. 



68. 



66, 67. 



162. 



16 



Gamasus lunaris, Berl. 



Usually in manure. 



Cheshire. Ireland (coast). 



Gamasus fimetorum, Berl. 66, 67, 68. 



Common everywhere; not confined to manure heaps. 

 Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Ireland. 



Gamasus consanguineus, Can. 67. 



West Allendale ; a few from a stack-bottom. 



164. Gamasus coleoptratorum, L. 66, 67, d^. 



Common everywhere ; adults usually on manure, 

 nymphs at large or passengers on beetles (especially 

 Geotrupes spp.) 



165. Gamasus hortivagus, Berl. 67. 



West Allendale, adult in barn refuse. Nymphs on 



beetles. 

 Ireland {Gamasoides spmipes, Halbert). 



166. Gamasus anglicus, sp. nov. 1,200 /a. 66, Gj. 



$. Second leg very thick ; femoral spur long, tapering 

 blunt, axillar tubercle bifid ; a small patellar 



