H. hispitiosa var. Intermedia 435 



Erinaceus ndcropus, at Bhuj, vii. 1911; (Kinnear No. 241a), cf ?, 

 from Felis omata, at Bhuj, 1911; (Kinnear No. 264 a), (/s, from 

 Felis affirms, at Nohaman, 1911. Major O. A. Smith collected on 

 9. VIII. 1912 numerous (/ $ in Chota Nagpur (Indian Mus. 1524/17 = 

 N. 2056, N. 2077), from a wolf, four miles west of Koderma Station. 

 Mr N. B. Kinnear collected three lots in Kandeish, at Ghodasgaon, 

 V. 1911, namely (N. 1665), (/, from Hyaena hyaena: (N. 1666) (/s, 

 from Felis affmis ; (Kinnear, No. 402), %, from Millardia meltada^ ; 

 also one lot at Pili, Sipna Valley, Berars ; (N. 1672) </ $ , from Cyon 

 duklmnensis. Colonel C. E. Nuthall, A.V.C., sent us several lots 

 (*N. 34 d, /i) collected in 1906 in the Bangalore, Mysore, Secunderabad 

 and Hyderabad Districts, the hosts not having been recorded. One lot 

 (N. 3071 = Ind, Mus. 2172/17) </• $ was found on Siis cnstatus, near 

 Barhi, Hazaribagh Distr., Chota Nagpur, 21. vii. 1914, by Major 

 0. A. Smith. 



One lot has reached us from Ceylon (*N. 515 a), from cattle, at 

 Matara, collected, vii. 1906, by Mr E. E. Green. 



20. HAEMAPHYSALIS PARVA Neumann, 1908. 



Figs. 365, 366. 



Lit. and Icon. : Neumaun, vii. 1908, pp. 89-91, Fig. 10 (reproduced). Blanchard, 

 1909, p. 154, and Galli-Valerio, 1909, p. 539 (listed only). 



Male (Figs. 365, 366) : Very small, body measuring I'l x 08 to 

 1"4 X 1"0 mm. Scutum a rather broad oval, broadest posteriorly, the 

 posterior border being rather flat or truncate ; strongly punctate, the 

 punctations deep and often confluent ; cervical grooves shallow ; lateral 

 grooves medium, including no festoons ; festoons fairly long, well-marked. 

 Gapitulum : base rectangular, relatively rather long, cornua strong ; 

 hypostome short, with dentition 4 1 4 ; palps with articles 2 and 3 

 of about equal length, article 2 not very salient laterally, without 

 spines ; article 3 with strong ventral retrograde spine and a dorsal 

 tooth not very erect and somewhat internal. Venter : spiracle sub- 

 circular. Legs : a strong spine on coxa I, a slight internal spur on 

 coxae II-I V ; tarsi medium, not humped ; pad long ; the hairs along 

 the ventral surface of the legs are longer and more conspicuous than in 

 H. bispinosa. 



1 Family Muridae. 



