1059 



Ticks received from Professor A. Berlese, R. Stazione di Entomologia Agraria, 

 Via Romana N.19, Firenze, Italy, 17 November, 1913:- 



ORIGINAL DETERMINATION 



CURRENT STATUS 



2544, a, b 



(2544) Rhipicephalus bursa nymphs 



(a) Ixodes ricinus 1 o-, g's 



(b) Haemaphysalis punctata 1 cc, ?'s 



Off ? (probably sheep or cattle) 

 Coscana, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy 



XI. 1913 



A. Berlese 



(2544a) 1 ? to J. de Meza 



Zomba, Nyasaland 19.11.1916 



?'s to Prof. Wheeler, Boston, 



Mass. 20.11.1915. 



2 ? to Prof. E. Malvoz, Libge 



30. V. 1929. 



2 ? to E. T. Boardman, Univ. 



Florida, Gainesville 30. V. 1929. 



N 2544, a, b 

 RML 111341 



(2544) 565 N Rhipicephalus bursa 



(a) 17 ? Ixodes ricinus 



(b) 1 cf, 37 ?, 1 N Haemaphysalis 



punctata 



Off ? (probably sheep or cattle) 



Coscana, Maremma Region 

 (42.30 N, 11.30 E), Italy 



XI. 1913 



A. Berlese 



Antonio Berlese (1863-1927) 

 Expert on Mesostigmata, an 

 excellent scientific artist and 

 one of the fathers of Acarology. 



(2544b) label in vial "4 specimens 

 given to E. B. Britten 27. XI. 1959." 

 (2544a) cited: Nuttall (1916: 333), 

 (2544b) cited: Nuttall & Warburton 

 (1915: 386). 



2545 



Rhipicephalus bursa nymphs (alive) 



Off ? (probably sheep or cattle) 



Coscana, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy 



XI. 1913 



A. Berlese 



[No. 2545 used for raising 

 experiments.] 



2545 MISSING 



