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SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



furcate below, the two rami extending along the base of the 

 capitulum ; tergum large, triangular, almost entirely covering the 

 upper part of the membrane between the carina and the opening ; 

 scutum large but very imperfectlj- developed inferiorly (the 

 lower border being quite indistinct), in contact with the tergum 

 along the tergal margin above, feebly separated from the carina 

 behind, not cleft. Peduncle very short, transversely wrinkled. 

 Mouth-parta well developed; the mandible very large, with five 

 teeth ; the labrum feebly bullate ; the maxilla furnished with 

 stout bristles along its free edge, the inner half of which is 

 almost straight, while tlie outer half is deeply concave. 



Scales of Snake 



D. tennimlvata Annand, X 30. The specimon has been removed from the 

 body of the snake to which it was attached, some of the scales nf the snake still 

 adhering to tha short stalk of the barnacle. 



