47(3 



Genus Hae map hy salts 



Selangor, iv. 1913, and (N. 2732) </ from Felis pardus, Kampong 

 Batu, Neori Sembilan, 10. iii. 1914. 



AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: [Neumann, 1905, p. 238, 

 records his var. aiistralis from the horse, the specimens having been 

 received from the Dept. of Agriculture, N.S.W.]. 



29. HAEMAPHYSALIS SPINULOSA Neumann, 1906. 



Figs. 411, 412. 



Lit. and Icon. : Neumann, 1906, pp. 212, 2\S, Figs. \3, 14 (reproduced) ; Donitz, 

 1907, p. 70 (quotes Neumann) ; Blanchard, 1909, p. 157, Figs. 196, 197 (species 

 only listed, figures taken from Neumann) ; Neumann, 1911 a, p. 115 (condensed 

 from his earlier description). 



Male : Unknown. 



Female (Figs. 411, 412): Scutum circular, 0"8 x O'S mm., with fine 

 scattered punctations; cervical grooves narrow, shallow, almost attaining 

 the posterior border. Gapitulum: base rectangular, twice as broad as 

 long, cornua faintly indicated by the sharp postero-lateral angles ; 

 porose areas small, oval, far apart ; hypostome 4 j 4, with 8 or 9 teeth 

 per file ; palps short, article 2 pointed at the postero-lateral angle, 

 four hairs on the internal ventral border, a short blunt prominence at 

 the postero-ventral and postero-dorsal borders, the dorsal prominence 

 nearer the external angle, article 3 longer ventrally where it bears a 

 short retrograde spine. Venter : vulva between coxae II ; spiracle 

 small, transversely oval. Legs : coxae all bear at their internal angle a 



Fig. 411. Fig. 412. 



Fig. 411. H. spinulosa 9 , capitulum and scutum. Neumann, 1906, Fig. 13. 



Fig. 412. H. spinulosa ? , capitulum in ventral aspect, coxae I. Neumann, 1906, 

 Fig. 14. 



