36 Journal of Entomology and Zoology 



THE TICKS 



Argesidae. No dorsal shield, head hidden under front of body. Skin rough 

 coxae usually contiguous or nearly so. Tarsi without apical pulvillum. 



Argai miniatus Koch. Riverside. 



Ornithodoros coriaceus Koch. San Francisco and Santa Clara Co. 



0. megnini Dug. Red brown to black. Los Angeles. 



O. talaje Guer. San Clemente Island. 



IxoDlD.\E. Back covered by a horny shield, head distinct from the body. Anus 

 in middle of ventral side. Skin finely striated. Tarsi with pulvillum. Male almost 

 entirely covered with dorsal shield. Female shield only on anterior part of dorsum. 



Ixodes hexagonus. Santa Clara Co., Mt. Shasta. 



/. catifornicus Bks. Laguna Beach, Claremont, Santa Clara Co. On fox and 

 deer, dog. Shield red-brown, paler in middle, body brownish or yellowish, coxae 

 brown, legs paler. Few hairs. Shield long, finely punctured. 



/. angustus Neura. Siskiyou Co. 



/. sculptus Neum. Santa Cruz Mts., Calif. 



/. pratti Bks. Claremont. 



Argas miniatus Koch. Large ticks, exact location of capture not known. Calif. 



Ornithodoros megnini Duges. Mt. Shasta; also S. Calif. 



Dermacenior occidenlalis Neum. Mts. near Claremont and foothills. 



D. reticulatus Feb. Palo Alto and Mt. Shasta. 



D. parumaperius Neum. Lake Side, Calif. 



D. occidentalis Neum. Santa Clara Co., Humboldt Co. From deer. 



Ceratixodes signatus Birula. Cormorant, Pacific Grove. 



Amblyomma maculalum Koch. Tulare Co.. Calif. 



A. cajennense Beb. San Diego. 



Haemapysalis leporis-plauslris Pack. On rabbit, Claremont. 



H. concinna Koch. Claremont, on rabbit. 



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