Scutovertex, ( lepheus 



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— Nph. Light brown; very like that of Oribata ovalis. 2 square spaces, 

 one in front of the other, in central line of Cephth., each divided by a median 

 ridge. Psstg. dorsal near together. Psstg.org. long, lanceolate; Dors, of Abel, 

 flat, deeply and irregularly wrinkled. — Im. L. ca. 600 |u. 



In moss. Algeria, England. 



S. sp., (Berl.) 1887 Eremaeus ovalis (err., aon 0. L. Koch 1841 !), Berlese, A. 

 M.S.; t'asc. 35 nr. 7 j 18% Scutovertex o., Berlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 46 || non 1879 

 S.sculptus, Michael in: J. R. mier. Soc, r.2 p.242. 



Im. Blackish brown; dull, rough. Lam. straight, narrow blades on edge. Trlam. 

 B low ridge; 0. lam. very short, hardly existing. Psstg. org. with long thin peduncle 

 and fusiform, spinous head. Abd. prolongued anteriorly, rounded posteriorly. Dors, 

 of Abd. with clear polished, trapeze-shaped space near ant. margin, central parts 

 irregularly rough; several diagonal ridges on hind part, the 2 inner forming a. V. ; 

 4 small clavate, spinous hairs on hind margin. L. 500 u. 



In moss. Italy. 



Var. (1887 Eremaeus ovalis var. siculus, Berlese. A. M. S., fasc. 35 nr. 8.) A 

 central ridge from ant. margin of Abd. along Vertex. 2 short longitudinal ridges on 

 dors, surface of Abd. near ant. margin. Markings on dors, surface of Abd. wavy irregular 

 lines of minute tubercles. No clear polished 

 space. No ridges. — Sicilia (Palermo). 



2. Gen. Cepheus C.L.Koch 



1835 Cepheus, 0. L. Koch, C. M. A., 

 fasc. 3 t. 11 | 1812 G., 0. L. Koch, fibers. 

 Arach., 0.3 p. 104 | 1855 C, Nicolet in: 

 Arch. Mus. Paris, v. 7 p. 444 | 1884 C, 

 Michael. Brit. Orib., v. 1 p. 284. 



Body rough and sculptured, 

 dotted or reticulated. Dors, surface 

 of Abd. separated from Cephth. by 

 an unbroken line. Lam. large, undu- 

 lating, blade-like, light-colored, sloping 

 or horizontal. Tectp. usually very 

 large. Femora without thin peduncles. 

 Ung. trid. 



5 good and 1 doubtful species. 

 Key to the good species. 



Psstg. org. almost globular, sunk in Psstg. Markings 

 on Dors, of Abd. double rows of alternate pits; 



a ridge between each double row. — L. 600 3. C. oeellatus . 

 Psstg. org. projecting from Psstg. ; markings on Dors. 



of. Abd. irregularly scattered — 2. 

 Ung. hetd; Lam. separated anteriorly by a wide 



space. — L. 800 u 1. C. bifidatus . 



Ung. homd.; Lam. nearly touching anteriorly — 3. 

 Psstg. org. fusiform ; hairs on Dors, of Abd. long. — 



L. 1,25 mm 5. C . variolosus . 



Psstg. org. clavate — 4. 



Psstg. org. long and straight; Intlam. hair in the 



usual position. — L. 900 u 4. C. tegeocranus 



Psstg. org. short and recurved; almost pyriform; 

 Intlam. hair springing from base of Lam. itself. 



— L. 1 mm 2 . C. latus . . . 



C. bifidatus ("/,). 



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