97 



ORIGINAL DETERMINATION 



CURRENT STATUS 



180 



Boophilus austral 1s ?'s 



English cattle 



As tana farm, Sarawak 



Sent 17. XII. 1905 



John Hewitt, B.A. 



Taken from softer parts of the 

 skin of English cattle belonging 

 to the Astana farm. These ticks 

 exist in thousands, forming a 

 continuous crust on the skin of 

 the unfortunate beasts. 

 Apparently they cause no specific 

 disease, but the cattle become 

 rather emaciated. The grass of 

 the area in question is swarming 

 with wery active young ticks for 

 miles. These creatures do not 

 seriously attack Indian cattle 

 or buffaloes, so the farmer 

 says. I would be glad of a 

 name for the ticks. Perhaps 

 Dr. Nuttall would look at them? 

 I can send more specimens and 

 representatives of every stage 

 of the life-history of the tick, 

 if anyone desires it. From 

 John Hewitt, B.A., Superintendant 

 of the Museum, Sarawak, Borneo 

 17. XII. 1906. 



180 



RML 104772 



5 ? Boophilus microplus 



English cattle 



Astana farm, Sarawak, Malaysia 



Sent 17. XII. 1906 



John Hewitt, B.A. (1881-1961) born in 

 England, spent some years in Sarawak, 

 Director of Museum at Kuching. In 

 1908 went to South Africa and became 

 Director of the Albany Museum, 

 Grahams town in 1910; retired in 1958. 

 Authority on spiders and reptiles of 

 South Africa. 



