H. spinigera 449 



sub-parallel. Capitulum: base rectangular, much broader than long; 

 porose areas oval, far apart, a small median pit in the interval ; cornua 

 fairly strong; palps relatively longer than in the cT, but with the same 

 characteristics ; hypostome 4 | 4. Venter : spiracle sub-rectangular, dorsal 

 process almost absent. Legs : coxa I with a fairly strong internal spine ; 

 a very small spur on coxae II-IV ; tarsi tapering, pad long. 



Our description is based on specimens (N. 1998, c/" ? ) found on 

 Felis tigris, at Kadra, Kanara, India, xi. 1910, by N. B. Kinnear. and 

 on others (N. 2388 5 c/ 2 $ 1 o) found on a panther and received in 

 1913 from R. Hancock. Neumann's types were (a) specimens from 

 S. Mahratta, India, mounted as microscopic preparations', namely, 2 cf 

 found on Felis tigris and a hear respectively, and 1 $ (now in 

 Toulouse) found on an Indian bullock, (6) 2 </ 4 $ from Ceylon, 

 collected by Deschamps (Paris Mus.). Neumann has since (1901, p. 264) 

 recorded 3 $ from Judea, collected by Roux (Paris Mus.). 



Haemaphysalis spinigera var. novae-guineae 

 (S. Hirst 1914) Nuttall and Warburton, 1915. 



Figs. 384-386. 



Lit., Synon. and Icon. : 



Haemaphysalis novae-guineae Hirst, vi. 1914, pp. 328-330, Fig. 16 ; $ palp in 

 ventral aspect and coxae with trochanters ; 9 capitulum and scutum (not 

 reproduced). 



Both sexes are more glossy and less punctate than the type species. 



Male (Fig. 384) differs from the type chiefly in the palps and 

 the coxal armature. Scutum : ranges in size from 2*45 x 1-6 down 

 to 1"66 X 1'05 mm.^ Capitulum: the external contour of articles 2 and 



1 These specimens were kindly lent us by Prof. Neumann for purposes of study and 

 they were used in connection with our figs. 380 and 383. The specimens bear the labels 

 of the firm of E. Wheeler, London and formerly belonged to the Blanchard collection. 



- The scutums of 12 <? and li ? varied as follows in their measurements in mm. : 



{Footnote continued overleaf) 



