new Species of T'fks. 307 



of legs 2-4 each witli a single short spur, that of the fomtli 

 beiiij; alij;litly the longest. Tarsus of foiuth leg closely 

 icMenililiiig tliut of the male. 



Colour. — Body brownish. Scutum deep hrown and with a 

 large metallic spot at a short distance from the posterior 

 angle. Traces of metallic coloration are also present on the 

 scapul.-c (?) . 



Measurements in rnw. — Length of body 4, its greatest 

 breadth l-^'S ; length of scutum 1*78, its greatest breadth 2*24. 



Material. — A ujale and a female from Varanus albifjularis, 

 Deelfontein, Cape Colony, collected by Colonel ISloggett. 



Amhlyomma [Aponomma) tenimberense, sp. n. 



cJ . — Scutum longer than wide and roughly oval in shape, 

 but .slightly truncate posteriorly; its surface smooth and 

 furni.siied with numerous punctures, which are superficial 

 and unequal in size. Cervical grooves shallow, very short, 

 and slightly curved. Marginal grooves are not present. 

 Eyes absent (fig. 9). 



Fig. 9. 



Aiitblyomma {Aponomma) tenimbtreiue, J. Dorsiil view, x 10, 



Ventral .<«//(ir€ punctured and slightly wrinkled posteriorly. 



Stigmata comma-shaped. 



Rostrum long, the dorsal surface of the base furnished witli 

 a very slight median (longitudinal) keel. Ilypostomo furnished 

 with three tiles of teeth on each side. 



Lega. — Cf)xa of first leg armed with two spurs, the inner 

 of them being smaller than the outer. Coxjc of the three 

 posterior legs armed each with a single stout conical fjpur. 

 Tarsus of fourth leg progressively attenuate and without any 

 dorsal protuberance. 



Colour of scutuu) dark brown. An iridescent greenish 



