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E. Fine punctuations scarcely visible, large 
punctuations very large and few in number 
simus. 
EE. Fine punctuations very apparent. 
F. Large punctuations scattered 
appendiculatus. 
FF. Large punctuations near lateral anterior 
margins and in middle area . . nitens. 
Nymplis. 
A. Eyes hemispherical; base of rostrum with sides' rounded 
evertsi. 
A A. Eyes flat ; base of rostrum with lateral edge produced into a 
point. 
B. Base of rostrum with lateral angles short ; cervical grooves of 
shield nearly reaching posterior margin ; marginal grooves 
present, postero-lateral margin of shield concave 
appendiculatus. 
BB. Base of rostrum with lateral angles very long and sharp ; 
palpi very slender and conical at tips ; cervical grooves short ; 
marginal grooves lacking ; shield quadrangular, with posterior 
margin convex. . . . . . . . . . . . . simus. 
Larvae. 
A. Eyes hemispherical ; shield covers all of anterior portion of body. 
evertsi. 
AA. Eyes flat ; shield allows a portion of the body to show along the 
antero-lateral margin. 
B. Base of rostrum with lateral edges rounded ; palpi moderately 
long . . . . . . . . . . . . appendiculatus. 
BB. Base of rostrum with lateral edges produced into very long 
sharp points ; palpi long and slender and sharply pointed at 
the tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . simus. 
Eggs. 
A. Dark brown in colour . . . . . . . . . . evertsi. 
A A. Light brown in colour . . . . . . appendiculatus. simus. 
RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI. NEUMANN. 
The Red Tick. 
Rhipicephalus evertsi , Neumann (1897). 
Plate VIII , figures a , i , h ; Plate IX, figure a ; Plate X, figure a ; 
Plate XI, a, e. 
Male. — Body short oval, widely rounded behind ; 5 to 6 mm. long 
by 3 to 4 mm. wide, widest at the level of coxae IV ; colour saffron 
yellow, except the shield and rostrum, which are dark chestnut brown. 
Dorsal shield (VIII, a) does not cover all the dorsal surface, but allows a 
margin of the body to be exposed on the sides and posterior end ; convex, 
shining, punctuations numerous and contiguous, or almost so, making the 
