CLASSIFICATION AND B A BITS OF TICKS. 
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given. Tin' writers' opinion of the specific identity of specimens from 
Venezuela, od cattle, with Texas specimens, on horse and peccary.is 
confirmed by Mr. Banks. The species may be distinguished from 
maculctium readily by the characters given in the table. (Sec also 
figs. 9 and 10 and PL IV. figs. 3, L) 
The species has been reported Prom, and seems to be generally dis- 
tributed through Mexico and ('(Mitral America. It has been reported 
from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentine Republic in South 
America. Neumann also reports it from Cuba and Jamaica. In Texas 
Mr. J. 1). Mitchell has taken it in Live Oak County from the peccary 
and horse. Mr. Banks reports specimens Prom Louisiana, Missouri, 
and Florida. In addition to the hosts mentioned it has been reported 
from toad (Bufo agua) } capy- 
bara (Hydrockxrus capybara), 
an ant-eater, and man. 
St oil. in the Biologia Cen- 
tral! -Americana, states that 
this species is the most com- 
mon of all [xodidse. in Central 
America, and gives some in- 
formation concerning its hab- 
its. He has never found the 
male in a parasitic state, but 
has found it free on grass and 
hushes in Guatemala. The fe- 
male, which he states abounds 
in the woods and fields on 
grass and hushes, is occasion- 
ally brushed off b} r horses, cat- FlG - 10 
tie, or dogs,' and even man. 
It adheres tenaciously to the skin, remaining when undisturbed for 
several days until filled with blood. If forcibly removed, the beak 
breaks off and remains in the wound, causing a disagreeable and 
sometimes painful inflammation. The young, which are distinguished 
by the inhabit ants of Guatemala by the name of "mostacilla," hang to 
the grass in clusters of thousands, especially during the dry seasons. 
By their creeping on the skin and frequent biting they form one of the 
greatest plagues of travelers. 
In a letter accompanying specimens of this species from Venezuela the 
writers are informed that the ticks do great damage by producing fever 
in cattle, which become weak and in many cases die. It hardly seems 
possible that the malady can be Texas fever; nevertheless tins species 
may possibly transmit some disease. 
■Amblyomma cajennense: Coxtc of male and 
female. Greatly enlarged (origin,-! 1 1 . 
