84 REV. J. E. HULL ON 



process, and a large conspicuous one on the tibia, 

 wedge-shaped. 



Yorkshire (W. Falconer). Lancashire (Rev. S. G. 

 Birks). 



167. Gamasus nidicolens, Hull. 1,700 /x,. 67. 



$. Body piriform; anterior scutum triangular with 

 long setae; posterior rounded, leaving a very narrow 

 border all round : no space between the scuta. 

 Spines of posterior scutum and margin short 

 flattened lanceolate. 



Nests of Bombi, West Allendale. 



168. Gamasus bombianus, Hull. 1,500^11,. 67. 



Found in nests of Boitihis smithianus and B. 

 pratorum in West Allendale. 



^. Hirsute with spiny setae. Second leg very thick, 

 with stout femoral spur and short broad patellar 

 process ; tarsus with two strong spines within, one 

 basal, the other near the middle. 



?. Body oval ; anterior scutum pentagonal, concave 

 before and beliind the shoulders, with ten long 

 spiny setae ; posterior scutum oblong, short haired, 

 leaving a wide margin. 



169. Gamasus wasmannii, Oud. 67. 



West Allendale, two females on separate occasions 

 under stones. 



170. Gamasus loricatus, Wankel. 



Middlesex; nymph on the brown rat (Hirst). Scot- 

 land. 

 A species unknown to me. 



171. Gamasus magnus, Kr. 66, 67. 



Appears to be local. Fatfield, Birtley; West Allen- 

 dale. 



Ireland, in moss. 



