ISTotes on ^cari, XVth SERIES. 1) (PARASITIDAE, ACARIDAEj BY Dr. A. C. OUD E M ANS. (With Plates 1, 2, 3). 1. Parasitus coleoptratorum (L.) (With Plate 1, 2, 3, fig. 1—37). Protonympha. Length from 870 — 975 jj.. — Colour white. — Shape oval, top backward, slightly shouldered behind legs II. Texture scaly on the shields, finely wrinkled in the unprotected, parts. — Dorsal side (fig. 1) protected by two shields. Anterior shield about as long as wide, pos-teriorly slightly convex. Posterior shield about two thirds of its width long, anteriorly slightly concave. On the anterior shield 10 pairs of minute bristles on the usual places and 4 pairs of somewhat curved rodlike distally hairy hairs (fig. 3). On the posterior shield 10 pairs of minute bristles on the usual places, and one pair of somewhat curved rodlike distally 1) Series XI; 1.3, I, 1904, Tijclscliv. v. Entom., v. 46, p. 93—134. XII; 18, I, 1905,Tijclschr. d.Ned. Dierk. Verecn.,ser.2,v.8,p.202— 239. XIII; 14, I, 1905. Tijdscli. v. Entom., v. 47, p. 114—135. XIV; 13, XIL 1905, Tijdscli. v. Entom., v. 48, p. 1—24. The Series are independent from one another.
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