new Species of Ticks. 30<3 



Legs. — Coxa of first leg armed with two very short spurs, 

 coxse of the other legs each with a single very short spur, that 

 of the fourth being a little longer than those of the second or 

 third. Tarsus of fourth not very abruptly narrowed. 



Colour deep brown both above and below, the legs pale 

 brown. 



Measurements in mm. — Length of scutum 41, its greatest 

 breadth 3*5 ; length of rostrum 1*08. 



? . — Body oval in shape. 



Scutum roughly triangular in shape, but the sides are 

 slightly incurved at the points at which the cervical grooves 

 reach them, and this causes a slight trilobation. Posterior 

 angle obtuse. Punctures numerous, those in the central area 

 (marked off by the cervical grooves) being a little smaller 

 than those of the sides. Cervical grooves well-defined and 

 reaching the postero-lateral border. Eyes very inconspicuous 

 (fig. 6). 



Stigmata broad and shaped rather like a human ear. 



Rostrum fairly long; the porose areas oval and of rather 

 large size. Hypostome with four files of teeth on each side. 



Legs. — Spurs of the coxaa of the legs very weak; in 

 number they are the same as in the male. Tarsus of fourth 

 leg very similar to that of the male. 



Colour. — Body brownish, scutum deep brown, legs pale 

 brown. 



Measurements in mm. — Length of body 5'2, its greatest 

 breadth 4 ; length of scutum 1*45, its greatest breadth 2*03. 



Material. — A male and a female collected on a sea-snake 

 in the Solomon Islands by Staff-Surgeon Vidal Sharpe, Iv.N. 



AmWyomma {AponommaT) neglectum, sp. n. 



$ . — Scutum a little longer than wide, narrowed anteriorly, 

 and oval in shape ; its surface smooth and shining, but 

 slightly depressed and uneven towards the sides in the ante- 

 rior half. Punctures very numerous, especially in the poste- 

 rior half and towards the margins, some of those which are 

 situated close to the margins being of larger size than the 

 others ; in the middle of the anterior part of the surface the 

 punctures are minute and fewer in number. Cervical grooves 

 very short and shaped like an inverted comma. Marginal 

 grooves absent. Postero-median groove represented by a 

 dark unpunctured line. Postero-lateral grooves in the form 

 of slight oval depressions. Festoons shoit and not very 

 distinct. Eyes apparently absent (fig. 7). 



Ventral surface furnished with numerous distinct punctures. 



