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Genus Haemaphysalis 



moderate retrograde spur under article 3 ; the lateral salience of article 

 '1 is somewhat arched to accommodate coxa I, and its posterior border 

 is curvilinear both dorsally and ventrally ; hypostome dentition 4 j 4, 

 with 6 to 7 teeth per file, without median interval. Venter : spiracle 

 of medium size, ovate, the narrow end postero-dorsal. Legs : coxae 



Fig. 427. H. hancrofti i , dorsum, capitulum in ventral aspect, coxae with trochanters, 

 spiracle and tarsus IV. (N. 2100 type.) Original, N. C. del. 



Fig. 428. H. hancrofti ? , scutum, capitulum in dorsal and ventral aspects, coxae with 

 trochanters, spiracle and tarsus IV. (N. 2100 type.) Original, N. C. del. 



