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Notaspis, Damaeinae 



Im. Very like N. splendens; light yellow-brown, polished. Rost. 

 truncated, very angular with a median and 2 lat. points. Lam. short 

 bars commencing a short distance in front of Psstg. 2 very short 

 bars nearer median line starting from ant. margin of Abd. and joined at 

 their anterior ends by a strong transverse bar with 2 points directed for- 

 ward. A small pine apple-shaped lump on Dorso-vertex in front of trans- 

 verse bar. No Trlam. Psstg. org. with slender peduncle and fusiform head. 

 Abd. almost elliptical, slightly pointed posteriorly. Dors, of Abd. without 

 markings, 2 longitudinal rows of very fine hairs on same, and a few round 

 margin. L. ca. 240 |u. 



England. 



N. distincta (Karp.) 1893 Oribata d.. Karpellesin: Math, naturw. Ber. Ungarn. 

 B.11 p. 83. 



Im. A Notaspis, probably N. bipilis, but described as having 2 longitudinal 

 rows of 4 short pectinated hairs on Dors, of Abd. Size? 



Hungary. 



N. longiuseula (G. L. Koch) 1841 Zetes l, 0. L. Koch. C, M. A., fasc. 31 t. 19. 



Im. Very small, yellow-brown, narrow, highly polished. Psstg. org. with long 

 thin peduncle and suddenly clavate head. Abd. a very long ellipse, narrow. Leg 4 

 not reaching post, margin. 



In wet meadows. Germany. 



E. Subfam. Damaeinae 



1885 Subfam. Nothridae (part.), Ber- 

 lese in: Bull. Soc. ent. Ital., v. 17 p. 126 | 

 1891 N., Canestrini in: Atti 1st, Veneto, 

 ser. 7 v. 2 p. 717 i 1892 Nothrinae (part.), 

 Trouessart in : Rev. Sci. nat. Ouest. c. 2 

 p. 38 | 1896 Damoeidae (sic) (part.), Berlese, 

 A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 33. 



Without Ptm. Cephth. anchy- 

 losed to Abd. Ventr. plate anchy- 

 losed to dors. Mdb. chelate. Legs 

 1—2 near together, 3—4 near together. 

 Leg 4 crawling organ. Without La- 

 mellae. Legs thin, much longer than 

 body. 



2 genera, 22 good and 4 doubtful 

 species. 



Key to the genera. 



Cephth. and Abd. coalescing in the median 

 line ... 1. Gen. Amerus . p. 53 



Cephth. and Abd. clearly separated 



2. Gen. Damaeus . p. 53 



Fig. 12. Damaeus geniculatus ( ao /i). 



