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ASIA : Transcaucasia : (N. 786) from hear, Surnabad, viii. 1903, 

 coll. Dr E. Dschunkowsky. Burma : Supine's types and co-types of the 

 following supposed species {=H. leachi) were collected by L. Fea in 

 Burma during 1885-1889 : Opisthodon canestrinii (Genoa Mus. 23, 43 

 = N. 2960) (/s found, according to Fea, on Felis hengalensis, Centrocuccyx 

 intermedins, Nicoria trijuga and Testudo eiongata at Bhamo ; 0. asiaticus 

 (Genoa Mus. 24) </ found at Meteleo ; 0. gestroi (Genoa Mus. 22, 42 

 = N. 2959) $ s found on Viveri-a zibetha and Felis nebidosa at Yado 

 and Caro-Cheba ; all of these ticks proved to be but H. leachi upon 

 examination ; we are much indebted to Prof. Gestro for lending us 

 Supine's ticks for purposes of study and for allowing us to retain seme 

 of them. India : (Ind. Mus.) from Felis tigris, Burdwar, Nepal Terai ; 

 (Ind. Mus. 5994/10, 5995/10 = N. 1085) numerous specimens of all stages 

 from Canis aureus, Museum Compound, Calcutta; (Ind. Mus. 1797/17) 

 very small adults and o from jackal or wolf, Jogidih, Hazaribagh District, 

 Chota Nagpur, 12. in. 1913, coll. Major 0. A. Smith. Specimens corre- 

 sponding to those described as H. leacld var. indica Warburton, reached 

 us as follows: Collected by Mr N. B. Kinnear : in Cutch (K. 253) from 

 Herpestes mungo, Nokania, vii. 1911 ; (K. 289 a) from Felis caracal, 

 Dhonsa, 1911; in Kandeish (N. 1661) from Herpestes mungo, III. 

 1911 ; (N. 1663) from Felis affinis, Fardapur, iv. 1911 ; (K. 54, 56, 65) 

 from Herpestes mungo, Canis indicus and Felis afinis respectively, 

 Fardapur, in. and iv. 1911 ; (K. 9) from Herpestes mtm^o, Parola, in. 

 1911. Specimens (K. 402 a) were taken from Millardia meltada 

 (Muridae), at Ghodasgaon, and (K. 220) from Gyon dukhunensis, at 

 Pili, Sipna Valley, Berar, in 1911. (N. 2003) adults and nymphs 

 from Canis indicus, Alibagh, Bombay, 25. I. 1912. We are indebted 

 to Captain VV. S. Patten for (N. 942 b) specimens from Herpestes mango, 

 Madras, received in 1909. Sumatra: (Schiiffner 4a) from tiger, 1912 ; 

 [Neumann, 1905, p. 238, records his H. leachi var. australis (cf s) from 

 Felis tigris in Sumatra]. Our H. koningsbergeri types (N. 496 c) were 

 collected by Dr J. C. Koningsberger from Felis pardus in Java in 1908, 

 and we have since received various specimens of this form from Borneo : 

 (N. 954 a) cT $ from dog. Upper Sarawak, XI. 1909, coll. J. C. Moulton; 

 Federated Malay States : (N. 1060 c) cT from tiger, Pahang, 1910, cell. 

 Dr A. T. Stanton ; we have moreover examined and determined 

 specimens collected by Dr Stanton from Paradoxurus, Viverra and 

 Felis chaus (London School of Tropical Medicine cell.) ; we have 

 mere recently received the koningsbergeri form of leachi collected by 

 C. Strickland (N. 2954) cT $ from Ui^sus malayanus, Ulu Gombak, 



