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distinct. Trlam. rather more than a mere line. Legs with finch pectinated 

 hairs. Lug. hetd. Abd. nearly round. 4 longitudinal rows of thick hairs 

 on Dors, of Abd. and some on post, margin, a thick hair on shoulder and 

 another on edge of Abd. all imbricated. L. ca. 750 \x. 



Algeria, Italy. Canada (Lake Winnipeg). 



8. N. conformis (Berl.) 1895 Oppia c, Berlese, A. M. S., fa sc. 77 nr. 7. 



Im. Chestnut-brown, highly polished, Lam. mere lines, scarcely 

 noticeable. No C. lam. nor Trlam. Intlam. hair directed backward. 

 Psstg. org. clavate, setose, curving slightly forward. No markings on 

 Cephth. Abd. long, slightly sinuous and, advancing considerably in centre 

 anteriorly, pointed posteriorly. No markings on Dors, of Abd. a row of 

 hue hairs round margin, another a little within. L. ca, 680 |u. 



In moss. Italy. 



9. N. glabra Michael 1890 Kg., Michael in: P. zool. Soc. London, p. 419. 



Im. Light yellow-brown, polished. Psstg. org. with short peduncle 

 and rough pyriform head. Lam. blades on edge, gradually in ere a sing- 

 in width from posterior to anterior ends. C. lam. very short hardly 

 visible. Trlam. not so wide as Lam. Ung. hetd. Abd. broad, short; 

 4 longitudinal rows of minute white hairs on Dors, of Abd. L. ca. 340 |u. 



Algeria. 



10. N. hepatiea (C. L. Koch) 1835 Eremaeus hepaticus, C. L. Koch. C. M. A., 

 fasc. 3 t. 23 | 1884 E. /t., Berlese, A. M. S., fasre. 15 nr. 9. 



Im. Like N. oblonga but smooth, not punctured, and Dors, of Abd. 

 hairless. L. ca. 600 |u. 



In moss. Germany, Italy. 



11. N. lienophora Michael 1882 N. licnophorus, Michael in: J. R. micr. Soc. 

 ser. 2 v.2 p. 10 t. 2 f. 7—8 j 1888 N. I, Michael, Brit. Orib.. v.2 ]>. 379 t. 31 f. 6— 8. 



Im. Light yellow-brown, smooth. Lam. strong bars, not straight, 

 joined by a transverse bar near ant. margin of Abd. Trlam. very strong 

 going right across Cephth. Psstg. org. with very short. Peduncles and 

 extremely large, flat, Japanese fan shaped head. Abd. pointed 

 anteriorly and posteriorly, 2 rows of short spatulate hairs on Dors, of Abd. 

 and a row round margin. — Nph. Very like Im., but white and without 

 the Lam. and other ridges on Cephth. — Im. L. ca. 190 U. 



On dead wood. England. 



12. N. lucorum (C. L. Koch) 1841 Zetes l, C. L. Koch, C. M. A., fasc. 31 1. 18 

 | 1879 Notaspis I., Michael in: J. R. micr. Soc, v. 2 p. 241 ] 1888 A T . I., Michael, Brit. 

 Orib., v. 2 p. 370 t. 29 f. 11— 16 | 1895 Opjria Berlesii, Leonardi in: Atti Soc Veneto- 

 Trent., ser. 2 v.2 p. 9 1 1895 0. B., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 77 nr. 4 || non 1892 0. lucorum, 

 Berlese, A. M. S., fasc 64 nr. 2. 



Im. Polished, finely punctured, punctures ca. 8 |u apart ; Post, slightly 

 trifid. Psstg. org. short with obtusely pyriform head. Lam. hair and Intlam. 

 hair slightly serrated. Lam. very short, slightly raised, nearly straight blades. 

 Ung. almost homd. Abd. elongated, oval; ant. margin slightly sinuated and 

 bordered by a raised line except in middle; a strong, straight spine on 

 edge of Dors, of Abd. between legs 2 and 3. 4 rows of longish fine hairs 

 on Dors, of Abd. and an extra pair near post, margin. A very variable 



