418 Genus IIaei)i((j>/ii/salis 



convergent postenorl3^ Capitulum (0"44 mni. long) very short and broad ; 

 base rectangular, about three times as broad as long ; cornua short, with 

 rounded extremities ; porose areas well separated, the interval as great 

 as or exceeding the double diameter ; palps hemicylindro-conical, with 

 moderate lateral protrusion ; articles 2 and 3 with postero-venti-al, 

 -lateral and -dorsal margins slightly salient ; article 3 with a retrograde 

 process on the ventral surface only ; hypostome dentition 4 | 4. Venter 

 scattered with pale hairs ; genital orifice opposite interspace between 

 coxae II and III ; genital grooves widely separated and divergent ; 

 spiracles sub-circular. Legs : coxa I with a small wide triangular spur; 

 coxae II and III with an oblique salient ridge ; coxa IV with a wide 

 triangular spur, larger than that on coxa I ; tarsi tapering gradually, 

 unarmed ; tarsus IV more than three times as long as broad. 



Described by Robinson from 4 $ found by Mr R. J. Davys on oxen 

 allowed to run on " starvation camp " from which stock had been 

 excluded for two years at Gonubie Park, East London, Cape Colony, 

 South Africa. 



Types in Cambridge 4 $ (N. 1G29, 2944). 



17. HAEMAPHYSALIS PARMATA Neumann, 1905. 



Figs. 850-353. 



Lit. : Neumann, 1905, pp. 228-230 ; described but not figured. Donitz, 1907, 

 p. 71 ; quotes Neumann. Blanchard, 1909, p. 154 ; description abstracted 

 from Neumann. Galli-Valerio, 1909, p. 539 ; listed as occurring (?) in Sumatra. 

 Ziemann, J905, pp. 116-117 ; 1912, p. 58 ; listed as occurring in W. Africa. 

 Neumann, 1911 a, pp. 109, 110 ; abstract of author's earlier description. None 

 of the foregoing authors figure the species. 



Male (Fig. 350) : Scutum rather broadl}'^ oval, 1"8 x I'l mm., strongly 

 and uniformly punctate with moderate-sized deep punctations ; cervical 

 grooves short ; lateral grooves very short, including one festoon ; festoons 

 short and broad, punctate like the rest of the scutum. Capitulum : 

 base much broader than long, with strong sharp cornua; palps short 

 and broad, a strong retrograde spur dorsally on article 3, directed 

 somewhat outwardly ; ventral retrograde spurs under articles 2 and 3 ; 

 hypostome broad, dentition 4 | 4. Venter : spiracle rather large, sub- 

 oval, with slight dorsal process. Legs: coxae rather short and broad, with 

 normal armature very feeble, but with a slight external spur on coxa I 



