﻿372 S. HIRST — PARASITIC ACARI OF THE GENUS LEIOGNATHUS, CN., &C. 



smaller than those of the other legs. Tarsi of third and fourth legs ending in a 

 slight spur, and with an apical spine below. All the legs have pulvilli and the 

 usual paired claws. Colour brownish (spirit specimens). Length *7 mm. 



Found on a " squirrel " at Rebbo, Bassa, Liberia (R. H. Bunting). The 

 specimens were presented to the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) by the Hon. N. C. 

 Rothschild. 



Easily recognisable by the peculiar structure of the tarsus of the second leg 

 which ends in two spurs. The shape of the body and of its plates and the 

 armature of the coxae are also important characters. 



