39G 



Genus Haemcqyhysalis 



and attaining half the body-length ; festoons longer than broad. Gapi- 

 tulum : 0"4 to 0*5 mm. long, base Avith lateral borders almost straight, 

 converging behind ; cornua pointed, continuous with the crescentic 

 dorsal ridge ; ventral ridge sharp, with trenchant lateral angles ; palps 

 with article 2 protruding slightly, about a third longer than article 3 ; 

 articles 2 and 3, viewed laterally (P in Fig. 830), bear sharp protruding 

 recurved spines ventrally ; hypostome 5 | 5 or 6 | 6, armed nearly to 

 the base Avith 12 distinct teeth per external file, besides finer denticles 

 and a large corona. Ventei^ : hairy, genital orifice between coxae II ; 

 spiracle large with well-marked postero-dorsal elongation. Legs rela- 

 tively strong ; coxae I-IV with a long, pointed, retrograde spur, longest 

 on coxa I ; trochanters with pointed spurs ; tarsi short, tapering 

 from near the pseudoarticulation, bearing a small distal spur, and, in 

 some specimens, a slight median protuberance ventrally; pads almost 

 as long as the claws. 



Female (Fig. 331): Scutum 0*9 x I'l mm.\ cordiform, with slight 

 lateral angles, broadly rounded behind ; cervical grooves well-marked, 

 extending slightly beyond half the length ; punctations poorly marked, 





'U,.-- 



Fig. 331. Haemaplnjaulis montgomcryi ? . Capituluni and scutum, capitulum in ventral 

 aspect, coxae with trochanters, spiracle and tarsus IV. (F. M. H. del.) Nuttall, 

 1912, Fig. 8. 



1 All of the ? were but partly gorged ; they measured roundly 4 mm. iu length. 



