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Genus ffacma/thf/saJis 



with a slight dorsal process. Legs : coxae, especially coxae III and IV, 

 short and broad (antero-posteriorly) ; coxal armature normal ; well- 

 marked, but rather blunt trochantal spurs ; tarsus IV tapering rather 

 rapidly ; pad long. 



Female : unknoNXTi. 



Fig. 348. H. hirmaniae g . Dorsum, capitiilum in ventral aspect, coxae with trochanters, 

 spiracle and tarsus IV. Drawn from the tjpe. Original, N. C. del. 



Closely allied to H. hystricis, but without the dorsal spur on 

 article 3 of the palps, and to H. formosensis, from which it is dis- 

 tinguished by the absence of the lateral groove and its different 

 dentition. 



Our description is based on 4 </ (labelled types) found on Cervulus 

 muntjac and Atheruro macrura, at Carin-Gheen and Yado-Carin- 

 Asciuii-Cheba, Burma, by L. Fea in 1 885-89, types (Nos. 27, 44) in the 

 Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa; co-types (N. 2962, 2970) in 

 Cambridge. 



16. HAEMAPHYSALIS SILACEA Robinson, 1911. 



Fig. 349. 



Lit, and Icon. : Robinson, 1911, pp. 478-480, Fig. 1 a-/($ reproduced). 



Male : unknown. 



Female (Fig. 349) : Body 2-4 x 1-7 mm. (unfed), ovate, narrowing 

 anteriorly ; colour earthy yellowish-brown ; dorsum punctate, almost 



