St II: Vt E-GOSSIP 





examinali if nai i 



Museum, l>m these were 50 • ■ i * 1 aw I, ihal 



iblained. In 



■ ; 



is S 



Palpi slum and tliii k. S| 

 1 .1 . 1 

 When distend* 

 markings, and turns fii nd finally livid or 



1 



■^Viifjrfc. 



JS1 



- 









Fig. t6. .' I in b ilsam. 



id s 1 much 

 diversity between individuals of the same spe 



. thai much confusion in 

 nomem lature lias arisen. 



rhis tii !.. « hich is verj comi , tppei have 



isential difference in habil ft '- ratuvius, 



win. h is thai no males could be' found with the 

 females on the host. So far, I have altogether failed 

 no a specimen of the male. The life history ol 

 this tick is probably very differenl from that of the 

 grass-tick. [I musi be chiefly passed in the inti 

 ol boarding, floors, walls, and other parfs ol kennels 

 inhabited by the host. 



The eggs are nearly white, length 52 nun., breadth 

 42 nun. The number laid appeals much fewer than in 

 /. intuitu,. In no single case was this tick found on 

 heep. 



The drawing and descripti f the female were 



taken fr. mi a solitary undistended specimen, all the 

 others obtained, some scores in number, being par- 

 tially distended. The larvae descrihed were hatched 

 mui in confinement, No specimen of an undistended 

 vas ' ibtainable. 

 \i 1 1 1 Female. — Length 2.S6 mm. 

 when distended. Colour of body light brownish 

 grey, with eighl large brown radiating in 

 marks; two other small ones being nearly concealed 

 by the shield. The body somewhat obscurely 

 11: irginetl Hi td, bield and i :gs lighl pale testaceous. 

 1 posterioi ttions on margin "I hody. 

 Coxae "I anterior legs are short and triangular. 

 They have no distinct spine, but merely a tubercle. 

 The second and third pair also have small till 

 Rostrum with eighl large barl s and cor t. Chelifers 



■ 1 rostrum enlarged. /' palpus. . coxa of foreleg. 



Proportionate measurem 



cnyth 136 Rostrum 



11. 



Palpi 2.- 5 



ipiraclcs 



1 j 



Shield S4 



rcadth '> 



8 



|| H> 



. 





1 j 



.. |8 



Legs(ist) 





1. 24 ,.• 



■1 



22 



12 



-•S 







Ii ,.. i 



1 j 



10 



9 



8 



(and) 





L -*-' 14 



20 



■8 



,(, 



:.■ 







B ■-• 11 



10 



9 



8 



7 



(3rd) 





L 22 14 



24 



JO 



20 



-•4 







B ia [o 



9 



9 



8 



7 



( 4 th) 





1 



3° 



-4 



-M 



-•ft 







B 16 10 



9 



9 



9 



8 



1. u:\ v.— Length 



1. 



74 before 



disti ns 01 



. Body 



transparent, with 1 radiating intestinal marks 



—not always present, other parts pale testaceous. 

 Rostrum 8 barbs, chelifers 4 hooks. flaws extend 



beyond the caruncles of feet. (Fig. 15, a, ', c. 1 



Length 40 



K 



istrum n Palpi 



8 



Shield 



,0 



Breadth 28 





.. 



■ ■ 



.i 



, 





'4 



Leys (1st) 





1. 



" 4 



6 



6 



6 



10 







II 



S 4 



4 



J 



i 



4 



(2nd) 





L 



14 



" 4 

 5 4 



.s 



4 

 3 



4 

 .5 



8 

 3 



(3rd) 





L 



6 S 



s 



.s 



a 



10 







B 



6 1 



3 



3 



.; 



3 



PUPA.— Length 3.IO mm. when distended. Legs 

 1 and thicker. Rostrum with 8 barbs, chelifers 

 four hooks. Colour when distended, livid almost 

 black. (Fig. 15. d, ., 



Length Rostrum 



8 



Palpi 



1 1 



Spiracles 



6 Shield 



18 



Breadth 



4 





5 



.. 





6 



-•! 



Leys (1st) 





L 

 B 



8 

 8 



5 9 



6 6 



8 

 5 



8 14 



,s .s 





(2nd) 





L 

 B 







s 



.1 8 

 6 4 



7 



4 



1, ,1 



4 4 









I. 

 B 



8 



6 » 

 6 4 



8 



4 



8 12 

 4 4 





(4th) 





L 

 B 



s 



(. u, 





• 



I 4 





E4 



