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Nothras 



Ira. Light chestnut-brown, dull, reticulated, almost oblong ; reticulations 

 on Cephth. and lat. part, of Abd. ca, 8 |u on ventral part of Abd. ca. 16 |u. 

 Psstg. on chitinous mammillae ; a longitudinal sulcation between them. Psstg. 

 org. long, curved, filiform. Intlam. hair similar but shorter and thicker. 

 Coxae 3 and 4 inserted in tubular projections of sternal plate. Ung. mond. 

 Abd. almost oblong. Lat. parts of Abd. sharply raised at an angle, parti- 

 cularly anteriorly. Ant. margin of Abd. raised; central part of Dors, of 

 Abd. slightly arched ; 4 rows of thick, curved, slightly spatulate, slightly 

 imbricated, white hairs on Dors, of Abd., 2 pairs on post, margin sessile, 

 and a few others. — Nph. Very like Im., but Abd. yellowish white and 

 with raised dots instead of reticulations, but post, angles project and there 

 are 2 projections near centre of post, margin lower in level and bearing- 

 hairs. — Im. L. ca. 660 ju. 



Algeria, England, France. 



18. N. tardus Michael 1888 N. t., Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 2 p. 526 t, 47 f. 14 | 

 1896 Angelia tarda, JBerlese, A. M. S., Crypt. II p. 26. 



Im. Yellow-brown, finely and evenly reticulated, reticulations about 3 |u. 

 No exterior Psstg. of the ordinary type but a long setiform hair on each 

 side . which is the homologue either of the Psstg. org. or the Intlam. hair. 

 Legs very short, thick, pairs 3 and 4 set under Abd. Ung. trid. Abd. flat, 

 shield-shaped, ant. margin straight, but antero-lat. corners of Abd. form 

 rounded projections each bearing a large hair directed outward. Central 

 and lat. parts of Dors, of Abd. slightly raised and rounded leaving a 

 shallow depression between, 2 longitudinal rows of about 3 hairs on Dors, 

 of Abd. — Nph. Like Im. but cuticle softer, not reticulated and with 

 numerous broad wrinkles. — Im. L. ca. 360 |u. 



On lichen. England. 



19. N". targionii Berl. 1885 N.T., Eerlese, A. M.S., fase.17 nr. 8 | 1888 N.T., 

 Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 2 p. 488 t. 47 A f. 11 : 1896 Angelia T., Berlese. A. M. S., 

 Crypt. II p. 26. 



Im. Dark brown. Cephth. pitted. Abd. smooth, not polished ; Rost. small, 

 leg 1 set in deep excavation. Psstg. org. long filiform. Legs fringed 

 with thick curved hairs; Ung. mond. Abd. long, truncated anteriorly 

 rounded posteriorly hollow in centre; lat. and ant. margins sharply 

 raised, post, raised gradually; 4 large and 2 small apophyses on post, 

 margin bearing large, thick, sharply curved hairs; 4 similar hairs without 

 apophyses on each side of Abd. and some small hairs on Dors, of Abd.. all 

 the large curved hairs on the creature are villous. L. ca. 830 \x. 



This species is an approach to a Hermannia. particularly H. bistriata. 

 England, Italy; rare. 



N". pileiformis Karp. 1883 JSf.p., Karpelles in: Berlin, ent. Z.. v. 28 p. 37. 



Im. Dark-brown, oval, broad anteriorly, slender posteriorly. Pileus-shaped 

 when seen from side; carries cast skins of Dors, of Abd. each of which has a wedge-shaped 

 incision. ISTo hairs on body. Ung. trid. L. ? — Probably a good species, but imper- 

 fectly described from broken specimens in Berlin Museum. 



Pennsylvania. 



N. quadraeanthus Haupt 1882 N. q., Haupt in: Ber. Ges. Bamberg, v. 12 p. 24. 

 Im. Apparently like X. spinifer, but post, margin of Abd. more like X. horridus. E. ? 

 In moss. Germany. 



