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- I am very much indebted to Dr. William A. Shear for the kind gift of the Hypodesmus specimen, here described as a new species, which stimulated the preparation of this paper, and to Dr. Prof. G. Marcuzzi for the opportunity to examine material of Phlyzakium attemsi collected by him. My best thanks go also to Frl. Dr. Gisela Rack (Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg) and to Dr. M. Moritz (Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt Universität, Berlin) for permission to study valuable type material under their care.