H. calcarata 



443 



dorsal spurs on the palps ; hypostome 4 | 4. Venter : spiracle sub- 

 triangular or somewhat comma-shaped, rather small. Legs : coxae 

 with strong internal spurs, strongest on coxa I ; trochanter I with 

 long sharp ventral (as well as dorsal) retrograde spur ; a similar but 

 less-marked spur on trochanters II and III, nearly obsolete on 

 trochanter IV ; tarsi short and very stout almost to the tip, where 

 they taper very abruptly ; pad moderate. 



Female (Fig. 376). Scutum : 0"95 x 0"85 mm.\ appearing distinctly 

 longer than broad, narrowing posteriorly ; punctations rather few, 

 indistinct, of moderate size. Capitulum with base of similar shape to 

 that of </ though relatively broader ; porose areas oval, well separated. 



Fig. 375. Fig. 376. 



Fig. 375. H. calcarata i . Coxae with trochanters. Neumann, 1902, Fig. 3. 

 Fig. 876. H. calcarata ? . Scutum, capitulum in dorsal and ventral aspects, coxae and 

 trochanters, spiracle and tarsus IV. (N. 1224.) Original, N. C. del. 



converging anteriorly ; palps as in the </" but relatively longer and 

 with the ventral spur on article 2 less marked. Venter : spiracle sub- 

 circular, small. Legs as in the (^ , with the same coxal and trochantal 

 armature less marked, and with similar thick abruptly-tapering tarsi. 



Nymph (Fig. 377): Scutum sub-circular, shagi-eened but without 

 definite punctations ; cervical grooves well-marked and converging at 

 first, then broad and shallow. Capitulum with base broadening 

 anteriorly, cornua slight ; palps with article 2 sharply salient laterally, 



^ Measured on our specimen from Somaliland. 



