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Carabodes 



bodes e., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 50 nr. 1 ] ?1893 Hermannia oblonga, Karpelles in: Math, 

 naturw. Ber. Ungarn, v. 11 p. 93 t, 20 f . 3 [ ?1895 Carabodes o., Banks in: Tr. Amer. ent. 

 Soc. v. 22 p. 13. 



Im. Black, rough, dull; very long-shaped, line of Cephth. and Abd. 

 continous. Cephth. as broad as ant. margin of Abd. Cephth. and Dors, of 

 Abd. coarsely pitted. Lam. narrow, reticulated. No Trlam. Psstg. org. long, 

 recurved, gradually widened, square ended with 3 or more projecting points 

 on the end continued as ridges on the side. Lam. and Intlani. hair long, 

 thick, recurved. Abd. widest posteriorly. Dors, of Abd. (except ant. margin) 

 with narrow, transversely striated border and 4 rows of thick curved hairs; 

 a row round margin of smaller similar hairs recurved and arranged 

 along the margin, not radiating. — Nph. White or grey, having the 

 form of the Im. ; otherwise very similar to that of C. coriaceus. — Im. 

 L. ca. 680 \i. 



In decayed wood, moss etc., Nph. burrows. Algeria, England, Italy. 



6. C. femoralis (Nic.) 1855 Tegeocranns f., Nicolet in : Arch. Mus. Paris, v. 7 

 p. 466 t. 9 f. 2 [ 1884 T. f.. Michael, Brit. Orib., «.lp. 318 t. 20 f. 9 j 1885 Carabodes f., 

 Canestrini, Prosp. Acarof., v. 1 p. 43 | 1886 C.f., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 33 nr. 9. 



Im. Black, rough; chitin thick. Cephth. narrower than ant. margin 

 of Abd., flat trapeze-shaped. Dorso-vertex with central ridge, and a trans- 

 verse ridge and trench almost similar to those of C. coriaceus. Lam. thick, 

 horizontal, raised in median line forming an angle, massive. No Lam. 

 hair, Intlam. hair nor Trlam. Psstg. org. long filiform. Legs short, 

 femora rough. Abd. longer than broad, almost parallel sided, round poste- 

 riorly. Ant. margin of Abd. raised forming a ridge. Abd. (except ant. margin) 

 with border like C. coriaceus. Dors, of Abd. within margin divided into 

 5 or 6 longitudinal irregular raised bands. No hairs on Dors, of 

 Abd. L. ca. 620 fi. 



England, France, Italy. 



7. C. granulatus Banks 1895 C.g., Banks in: J. N. York ent. Soc, v. 3 p. 128. 



Im. Black, Cephth. granular, broad, truncate anteriorly. Lam. ,.plate- 

 like". Intlam. hair and Psstg. org. short clavate. Abd. rougly granular, 

 longer than' broad, parallel sided, truncated anteriorly, rounded posteriorly. 

 4 pairs of short capitale hairs on post, margin. 4 longitudinal rows 

 of hairs on Dors, of Abd. Genital opening 1% times as long as broad. 

 Very like C. labyrinthicus, except capitate hairs on post, margin. L. 400 \i. 



— Imperfectly described and not figured. 



In sphagnum-swamp. New York State. 



8. C. labyrintliieus (Michael) 1879 Tegeocranus l. ; Michael in: J. R. micr. 

 Soc, v.2 p. 249 t, 11 f.2,3 | 1884 T.I., Michael, Brit. Orib., v.l p. 319 t, 21 f. L--4, 

 6—8 ; t. 22 f. 3. 



Im. Dark red-brown, rough, dull. Rost. blunt, Cephth. broad, rough, 

 reticulated. Lam. thick, narrow, horizontal, almost reaching tip of Rost. 

 No Trlam. nor Intlam. hair. Psstg. org. recurved with slender peduncles and 

 pyriform head excavated on one side. Femora enlarged, rough. Abd. longer 

 than broad, antero-lateral corners projecting. Dors, of Abd. much arched, 

 no border, covered with large irregular raised dots; 4 rows of short curved 

 hairs on Dors, of Abd., a row of straight hairs round post, margin. 



— Nph. Almost white, Rost. and legs brownish; semi-transparent, thick 

 and fat-looking; a few transverse wrinkles near Dors, of Abd. 4 pairs of 



