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October 1897.1 PSYCHE. 131
the third, fourth and fifth segments are only tiny orange marks, and on the third segment four shining black spines, the fourth and fifth segments have only two spines each, on all the rest of the body are very fine black hairs ; face and legs black with orange marks. When quite young the pale yellow marks are white. When touched the larvae curl them- selves up and drop to the ground.
On June
18th turned to chrysalis in earth; a pretty chestnut brown [chrysalis], short and fat. On June 30th the moth emerged. Food plant worm weed.'" (E. 31. Swainson.) The
food plant mentioned is most likely Sftigelia anthelmia L, (Loganiaceae).
The most interesting feature of the larva, as brought out in the above notes, is the development of spines in addition to the hairs. It is to be hoped that a detailed account can be obtained later on.
T, D. A. Cockerell.
MesiZZa, A? M. fitly 31, 1897.
Nesaea, p. 11-13, pis. 10-11;
2 sp. nov.
Limnesia, p.13-15, pis. 7-9; 4 -
Bdella, p. 15-17, pi. 3; I " '6
Scyphius, p. 17, pi. 6; I " "
Ixodes, p. 18, pis. 13-14;
I I' "
Amblyomma, p. 19-24, pis. 12: 14; 4 '' " Oribato, p. 24-26, pi. 15 ; 2 L< a
Hoplophora, p. 27, pi. 15;
I '6 4 ;
Nicoletiella, p. 27-28, pi. 16; I l l it Uropoda, p. 28-31, pis. 16, 17; 5 Ii "
Megisthiinus, p. 31-34, pis. 18-19; 2 sp., Isp. nov.
Celaenopsis, p. 35-37, pis, 16, 19-20; 2 sp. nov.
Pachylaelaps, p. 37-38, pi. 19; i var. nov. Holastaspis, p. 39, pi. 20;
I sp.
Megninia, p. 40-41, pi. 21 ; 1 sp. nov-
Pterolichus, p. 41-42, pi. 21 ; I 'g 4l
Proctophytlodes, p. 42-43, pi. 21 ; I IL The fifty-five (55) species of Acaridea
hitherto described from Mexico and Central America belong; to eleven (11) families and BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, - VIII. *
twenty-four (24) genera, as follows: -
BY SAMUEL EENSHAW. Ti-oinbididae, 2 genera, g species. Actinedidae, I genus, I "
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA. - ARA"
Tetranychidae, i " 2 ''
CHXIDA ACARIDEA. By Otto Stoll. 1886-93, Hydrachindae, 3 genera, g 'I
pp. 21+55, plates 1-21.
Bdellidae, I genus, I c c
Trombidium, p. 1-6, pis. 1-4; 8 sp. nov. Eupodidae, 1 I " Rhyncholophus, p. 6, pi. 4; I td t~ Ixodidae, 4 genera, 13 <' Actineda, p. 7-8, pi. 5; 3 " "
I " u Oribatidae, 2 " 3 "
Tetranychus, p, 8, pi. 6; Nicoletiellidae, I genus, 3 *' Atax, p. 9-11, pis 7-10; 3 " " Gamasidac, 5 genera, 12 I var. nov. Sarcoptidae, 3
3 ' l
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