S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 31/1. (Budapest, 1978)

larger foveolae arranged in longitudinal rows. Dorsosejugal region with short rugae forming a narrow longitudinal band. Anterior part of hysterosoma with oval foveolae latero-frontally larger, medially somewhat smaller. Middle of body with two small, smooth fields, backed by a sculpture resembling a file (foveola emitting a groove). Hairs of propodosoma and hysterosoma minute. Ventral side (Fig. 3 ): Surface of epimeres also with a coarse sculpture. Apodemes thin, epimeres closed, ap. sa. reaching line of epimeres 3. Epimeres 1 and 3 with one minute hair each. Epimeres 4 attenuating. Adhering plate small. Legs: Adhering hair of leg I minute, scarcely twice longer than clawj very thin, long, y 2 bacilliform, thin, 6 minute, <p ^ very long. Tarsus of leg II bearing along and narrow adhering hair. Tarsi of legs III and IV (Fig. 2 ) comparatively short, ip^ on leg III strikingly long. Genu and femur long. Material examined: Holotypus: USA, Florida, Gainesville, Oct. 1976. ex. Haematobia irritans (Diptera) leg. J. C. Davis; 22 ex. paratypes: from same locality. Holotype and 11 paratypes deposited in the collection of Dr. G. S. Ide; 10 paratypes (80-PA-77) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, 1 paratype in the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Genève. Remarks. The new species is readily separable from all other congeners by the generic features. REFERENCES 1. HUGHES, R. D. and JACKSON, C. (1958): A review of the Anoetidae (Acari). - Virg. Journ. Sei., 9: 5-198. 2. MAHUNKA, S. (1976): New and Incompletely known Taxa from the Families Acaridae and Anoetidae (Acari: Acarida). - Acta Zool. Hung., 22: 303-326. Authors' addresses: Dr. G.S. IDE Acarology Laboratory The Ohio State University 484 West 12th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA Dr. S. MAHUNKA Zoological Department Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1088 Budapest Baross u. 13. Hungary