TERRESTRIAL ACARI OF THE TYNE PROVINCE 397 



78. Oribatula michaelii, Hull. 66b, 67ac. 



Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumberland. 



79. Oribatula plantivaga, Berl. 67c. 



On rock-lichen {Physcid) on the coast (Whitley Bay). 



80. Oribatula similis, Mich. 66, 67, 68. 



England generally. Scotland, Ireland. 



81. Oribatula anomala, sp. nov. 66, 67, 68. 



Dorsum and cephalothorax continuous between the 

 asstheteria. The dorsal margin curves in from the 

 shoulder round the inner side of the aestheterium, 

 vanishing at the proximal end of the lamellae. 

 Abdomen suborbicular. Otherwise like similis. 



More frequent in Northumberland than similis. 



82. Oribatula humerata, sp. nov. 66bc, 67ac, 68a. 



Elongate, dorsum somewhat depressed and subacu- 

 minate behind. Humeral alae large making the 

 whole expanse in front as wide as the greatest 

 breadth of the dorsum, or even a trifle wider. 

 Cephalothorax small in comparison with the 

 dorsum. 



Less frequent than the two preceding forms, and 

 remarkably like a small specimen of Liacaras 

 coraci?u(s at first glance. Always in moss. 



CULTRORIBULA, Berl. 



83. Cultroribula jiDicta, Mich. 



Epping Forest (B.O.). Scotland. 



C. — Sub-family Notaspidinae. 

 Legs all lateral ; no alar projections ; dorsal setae fine, in 

 four longitudinal series or wanting altogether. 

 1. 



Claws monodactyle 





5 



Sensillus rlabellate 





... Licnere?7iaeus 



Sensillus otherwise 





3 



Integument reticulate, 



legs rough 



. . Cy?nberemaats 



Integument and legs smooth ... 



4 



Lamellae large and prominent ... 



. . . Ccratoppia 



Lamellse small or 





. . . Notaspis 



