80 



144-154. Ticks received from Dr. Aldo Castellani, Clinic for Tropical 

 Diseases Colombo, Ceylon, 22. XI. 1905. Determined by C. Warburton, 

 XII. 1906. (All places in Colombo or its suburbs): 



ORIGINAL DETERMINATION CURRENT STATUS 



144 N 144 



RML 105991 



Rhipicephalus sanguineus 8 d-, 3 ? Rhipicephalus sanguineus 



Civet cat Civet cat 



Kollupitiya, Ceylon Kollupitiya (06.53 N, 79.51 E), 



Sri Lanka 



20. XI. 1906 ,- 20. XI. 1906 



Received from Dr. Aldo Castellani Received from Dr. Aldo Castellani 



Det. C. Warburton XII. 1906 Prof. Marchese Sir Aldo Castellani 



(1877-1971). He proved (12. VI. 1902) 

 that Trypanosoma gambiense was the 

 cause of sleeping sickness and that 

 it occurred in the blood, the 

 brain and in cerebrospinal fluid. 

 He was Bacteriologist to the 

 Ceylon Government (1903-1915). 



