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Notaspis 



species. — Nph. Semi-transparent, white, internal organs show trough inte- 

 gunieut giving bright color, red yellow and green. Eost. and legs rosy 

 brown. Polished, a few dots and vermiform markings. Form, Psstg. org. 

 Lam. hair and Intlam. hair and hairs ou Dors, of Abd. similar to those of 

 Im. Abd. sharply divided from Cephth. Spine on edge replaced by a hair. 



— Im. L. ca. 670 ^. 



Generally distributed, abundant on lichen. England. Germany, Italy. 



13. N. microptera (Berl.) 1885 Oppia m., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 20 nr. 9. 



Im. Yellow-brown, polished. Cephth. long, without markings. Eost. 

 pointed. Lam. narrow blades on edge, widest anteriorly, very long. No 

 C. lam. nor Tiiam. Psstg. close to ant. margin of Abd. Psstg. org. 

 with long thin peduncle and fusiform, slightly recurved head 

 with terminal hair. Abd. as broad as long, widest behind leg 4; Ant. margin 

 slightly convex; post, margin round. Dors, of Abd. hairless. L. 1 mm 

 or larger. 



In moss. Italy. 



14. N. oblonga (0. L. Koch) 1835 Eremaeus oblongus, 0. L. Koch, C. 31. A., 

 fasc. 3 t. 24 | 1855 E. o., Nicolet in: Arch. Mus. Paris, v.7 p. 451 1. 10 f. 1 | 1882 E. o. 7 

 Haller in: Jahresh. Ver. Wiirttemb., v. 38 p. 306 | 1884 E. o., Berlese, A.M. S., fasc. 15 

 nr. 10 ; 1888 Notaspis oblonga, Michael. Brit. Orib.. u.2 p. 375 t. 30 f. 6— 11 j 1841 

 Murcia obsoleta, C. L. Koch, 0. M. A., fasc. 31 f. 23 (Nph.). 



Im. Dull red or yellow brown, smooth but not polished. Cephth. 

 constricted where it joins Abd. Lam. short nearly parallel bars 

 commencing some distance in front of Psstg. Trlam. a bar not 

 quite joined to Lam. Psstg. org. longish with slender peduncle and fusiform 

 head, both rough. Intlam. hair much shorter than Psst. org. Ung. very 

 hetd. Abd. oval, very variable in form. Dors, of Abd. punctured, no other 

 markings; 4 rows of curved hairs on same, and some round post, margin. 



— Nph. Brown dark for a Nph., rough, Cephth. very like that of Im. 

 Abd. shield-shaped, a lat. border transeversely striated, remainder granulated. 

 Cast' skins of Dors, of Abd. carried excentrically, the earliest furthest back, a 

 row of short curved hairs on ant. margin of Abd. — Im. L. ca. 600 |u. 



Algeria, England, France, Germany, Italy. Abundant. 



15. N. pilosa (C. L. Koch) 1841 Zetes pilosus, C. L. Koch, 0. M. A., fasc. 31 

 t.12 | 1888 Notaspis pilosa, Michael. Brit. Orib., v.2 p. 370 t.29 f. 11,16 | 1896 Oppiap., 

 Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt, II p. 57 [ 1842 Zetes pilosulns, C.L.Koch. Ubers. Arach.. v.3 

 p. 101. 



Tin. Eed-brown; polished. Lam. short, slightly raised, nearly straight 

 ridges. Lam. hah- and Intlam. hair long, serrated. No Trlam. Psstg. org. 

 with longish filiform peduncle and rough clavate head. Abd. short piri- 

 form. A spike stands outward horizontally between legs 3 and 4. A ring- 

 of very long setiform hairs round Dors, of Abd. and 2 rows of similar 

 hairs nearer centre. L. ca, 450 |u. 



On lichen. England, Germany. 



16. N. serrata Michael 1885 N. s., Michael in: J. B. micr. Soc. ser. 2 v. 5 

 p. 389 t. 7 f. 2 | 1888 N. s., Michael. Brit. Orib., v.2 p. 366 t. 29 f. 1—10 | 1896 Eremaeus 

 serratus, Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 36. 



Im. Dull dark brown, coarsely pitted, and cuticle covered 

 with short villous processes, which usually retain fragments of lichen etc. 



