H. cinnaharma var. punctata 



381 



the middle of the posterior border ; a long, strong, sharp, inwardly 

 curved spur on coxa IV, as long as the article itself (see note on 



Fig. 321. //. cinnaharina var. punctata <? . Dorsum, part of venter, spiracle and tarsus 

 IV. Specimen (N. 2708) from Germany. Original, G. H. F. N. del. 



Transcaucasian forms, p. 384) ; trochantal spurs faintly indicated ; 

 tarsus IV, small and tapering ; pads short. 



Female (Text figs. 322, 323 ; Plates IX ; X, Figs. 1, 2 ; XI, Figs. 1,4): 

 Body, when unfed, measures 2-7 to 3*2 x 1-8 to 2 mm., attaining, Avhen 

 fully gorged, 13 x 8 mm. Scutum about 1-3 x 1-2 mm., ranging from 

 1-4 x 12 down to 1-25 x 1 mm.\ sub-cordate, but the evenness of the 

 contour usually broken by slight postcro-lateral angles; cervical 

 grooves well-marked for about two-thirds of the scutal length ; 

 punctations medium, irregular, not very numerous. Capitulum : base 

 rectangular, nearly thrice as broad as long, without cornua ; porose 

 areas large, rather indefinite, far apart, with a slight depression in 

 the interval ; palps with lateral salience more angular and more 

 posterior than in the </ , and with shorter spur under article 3 ; 

 hypostome more spatulate than in the cT, with similar dentition, 

 ordinarily 5 | 5, but frequently 6 6. Venter : spiracle rounded, with 



^ As in the j , the proportions vary. The range, determined on about 50 ? , varied 

 being 1-4 x 1-2, 1-3 x 1-2, 1-3 x 1, 1-25 x 1-1 mm., etc. Nuttall, Cooper and Robinson (1908, 

 p. 1.57) record the length as 1-08-1 -37, the breadth as 1-05-1 'SI mm. 



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