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Hoploderma 



o. 7 p. 470 | 1868 H., Claparede in: Z. wiss. Zool., r. 18 p. 507 | 1877 IT., Canestrini 

 & Fanzago in: Atti 1st. Veneto, ser. 5 v. 4 p. 77 | 1885 JT., Canestrini, Prosp. Acarof., 

 D.l p. 9 | 1888 if,, Michael, Brit. Orib., a 2 p. 543 ] 1895 JJ.. Banks in: Tr. Amer. ent. 

 Soc, v. 22 p. 16 I 1896 H., Berlese, A. M. S„ Crypt. II p. 19. 



Aspis 



Giriiia. 



Fig. 14 & 15. Hoploderma magnum, open and closed 



Genital and anal covers separate and squarish. Ung. mond. 



8 good and 2 doubtful species. 

 Key to the good species. 

 Aspis with a median carina — 2. 

 Aspis without carina — 5. 



Ant. margin of Abd. with a large projection overhanging Cephth. — 3. 

 Ant. margin of Abd. without any projection — 4. 



1. H. anomalum 

 6. H. pulcherrimum 



J Projection square and shelf-like. — L. 0,75 — 1,6 mm 

 ) Projection rounded, concave, hood-like. — L. 800 u. 

 / Abd. with a median carina its whole length, no 

 I hairs on it; Psstg. org. setiform. — L. 800 |u 

 \ Abd. without carina, numerous large hairs on it. 

 ' Psstg. org. falciform. — L. 0,9 — 1,4 mm . . . 

 f Abd. smooth — 6. 

 | Abd. pitted — 7. 



[ Aspis with a yellow, elliptical depression on each 



\ side. — L. 800 u 4. 



I Aspis without depression. ■ — L. 0,5 — 1,3 mm . . 3 

 / Pittings fine, Psstg. org. long and filiform — 



j L. 820 ]u . . . 7. H. strieulum . 



\ Pittings coarse: Psstg. org. short truncated. — 



y L. 900 u 8. H. variolosum 



2. H. earinatum 



5. H. magnum 



H. globosum 

 H. dasypus 



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1. H. anomalum (Berl.) 1883 Hoplophora anomala, Berlese, A. M. S 

 nr. 5 | 1888 H. a.. Michael, Brit. Orib., v. 2 p. 558 t. 51 f. 5—6. 



Im. Eesembles H. magnum but Psstg. more conspicuous. Psstg. org. 

 setiform, somewhat recurved, and a large squarish chitinous shelf-like 

 projection from ant. margin of Abd. occupying nearly its whole width 

 and overhanging Cephth. when creature extended. L. ca. 0,75 — 1,6 mm. 



In moss. England, Italy. 



