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Damaeus 



Im. Chestnut-brown, dull roughish, areolated and raised in scattered 

 hemispherical dots. 2 pairs of Rost. hairs, the outer pair thick. Psstg. 

 org. directed backward and outward, with long thin peduncle 

 and clavate spinous head. Abd. discoidal, dors, plate concave, 

 but with slight longitudinal convexity along median line. Post, margin 

 with a small central projection bearing 2 short hairs, which turn sharply- 

 forward. Tactile hair of Tibia 1 borne on an apophysis. L. ca. 500 |i. 



Berlese suggests, that this species may be the young form of J), femoratus 

 C. L. Koch, but it is not. it is adult. 



In moss. Algeria, Germany, Italy. 



18. D. eraterifer Haller 1884 D. c, G. Haller in: Arch. Xaturg.. r. 50i p.226 

 t. 16 f. 1—4. 



Im. Dark brown or black. Cephth. simple, pointed. Psstg. org. 

 described short and thick, drawn long and thick. Abd. globular, 2 pairs 

 of fine hairs on post, margin. Haller draws and describes the species as 

 carrying a cast abdominal and cephalothoracic skin, the former 

 marked with radiating lines. Coxae enlarged, rest of leg thin. Tactile hair 

 on Tibia 1 mounted on a chitinous projection. Size ,.nrittelgross". 



Southern France. 



19. D. femoratus C. L. Koch 1840 D. f., C. L. Koch, C. M. A., fasc. 30 t. 7 | 

 1876 Belba Dugesii, Canestrini & Fanzago in: Atti Soc. Veneto-Trent., r. 5 p. 104 J 

 1883 Damaeus D., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 3 nr. 6 | 1885 D. D., Canestrini. Prosp. 

 Acarof., v. 1 p. 33 | 1877 Belba gibba, Canestrini & Fanzago in: Atti 1st. Veneto, ser. 5 

 v. 4 p. 104 (ISfph.). 



Im. Dark red-brown, smooth; large bifid projections between legs 1 

 and 2 and between 3 and 4. Psstg. org. long, filiform. Rost. hairs 

 most hairs on legs and those on border of Abd. clavate. Abd. oval truncated 

 anteriorly slightly pointed posteriorly; Dors, of Abd. hollow, edge 

 raised, centre very slightly arched, no hairs on it, only round border. 

 L. ca. 1 mm. 



Algeria, Germany, Italy. 



20. D. ornatissimus Berl. 1888 D. o., Berlese in: BulL Soc. ent. ItaL, v.20 

 p. 217 1. 13 f. 1. 



Im. Chestnut-brown. Psstg. org. very long, flagelliform. Intlam. 

 hair large, slightly plumose. Abd. discoidal, concave with a raised border. 

 A strong curved, pointed born-like projection between legs 1 and 2. Legs 

 with broad rough borders. L. ca. 1 mm. 



Under bark of trees. Brazil (Matto-grosso). 



21. D. setosus Berl. 1883 D. s., Berlese in: Kiv. Acc. Padova, v. 33 p. 51 | 

 1887 D. s., Berlese, A. M. S., fasc. 43 nr. 3. 



Im. Yellow-brown, smooth; Cephth. without special markings. Psstg. 

 org. very long, flagelliform. Abd. sub-hemispherical, without mar- 

 kings or hairs on dors, plate, except a row of shortish hairs curved inward 

 springing from minute tubercules on post, margin, and 4 very long flexible 

 hairs from similar tubercles just within centre of post, margin close together 

 transversely. Abd. however usually hidden by cast skins of Dors, of Abd., which 

 are flat, shield-shaped, concentric, with square central projection 



