H. cornigera 



503 



Female (Fig. 445) : Scutum cordate, 1'3 x 1*2 mm., glossy, 

 uniformly punctate all over with moderate sized punctations ; cervical 

 grooves shallow. Capitulmn : base rectangular, much broader than 

 long; porose areas oval, ill-defined, far apart, usually with a small 

 depression in the interval ; cornua strong. Palps : the absence of the 

 lateral spine on article 3 prevents any great resemblance to those of the 

 ^, but the lateral contour of article 2 is somewhat similar, and it is not 

 continuous with that of article 3 which is slightly salient laterally, a 

 strong retrograde spine under article 3 ; hypostome well covered with 

 4 1 4 strong equal teeth, 10 or 12 per file. Ventei' : anal grooves 

 semi-circular; spiracle large, oval, with hardly any dorsal process. 

 Legs : a strong internal spine on coxa I ; a small spur at the middle 

 of the posterior border of coxae II and III and at the internal angle of 

 coxa IV ; tarsi long, tapering gradually ; pad as long as the claws. 



Fig. 445. H. cornigera 9 , scutum, capitulum in dorsal and ventral aspects, coxae with 

 trochanters, spiracle, tarsus IV. Drawn from specimens from British N. Borneo 

 (N. 2119 b), the tarsus drawn from (N. 2118). Original, N. C. del. 



Our description of the </ is from a specimen (N. 1647) collected in 

 the Federated Malay States by Mr H. C. Pratt, which was described 

 by us as H. spiniceps (Warburton and Nuttall, 1909, p. 68, Fig. XV, 

 here reproduced). We are indebted to Dr Oscar Pou for (N. 2104) 5 ^, 

 from a tiger or wild pig, and (N. 2105) a % from a wild pig, shot in the 

 jungle at Kuantan, F. M. S., i. 1913. We have also received numerous 

 specimens fi:-om British North Borneo : (N. 2118) from which w^e 

 describe the $, taken with many (fs from ih.e Sanihur deer, Bode River, 

 Sandakan Bay, iv. 1913 ; (N. 2119 6) cT $ from a ivater buffalo, Labuk 

 River, 10. xii. 1912; (N. 2120), 2 $, from buffalo, Mekong River, iv. 

 1913 ; the three lots were collected by Dr H. F. Conyngham. We have 



