C. Warburton and G. H. F. Nuttall 
rather short ('3 mm. long); base rectangular, punctate, with sharp 
cornua. Palps with article 2 very salient laterally at right angles to the 
axis; article 2 slightly longer than article 3 ; article 3 with a very small 
ventral process directed inwards. Hypostome well covered with equal 
teeth, 4j4, about 10 teeth per file. Venter: spiracle sub-rectangular, 
with blunt dorsal process. Legs : coxa I with blunt internal tooth ; 
coxa II with a slight conical tooth near the internal angle; coxa III 
almost unarmed, a blunt spur at the inner angle of coxa IV; tarsus IV 
of medium length, abruptly narrowing at its tip. 
Fig. 8. 
Fig. 7. 
Fig. 7. Haemaphysalis hoodi s . Dorsum, tarsus IV, spiracle, palp in ventral aspect. 
(C. W.) 
Fig. 8. Haemaphysalis hoodi ? . Capitulum and scutum, tarsus IV, spiracle. (C. W.) 
Female (unfed): yellow with darker border, well marked off by deep 
marginal grooves, which are nearly parallel ; festoons square. When 
gorged, the scutum generally shows yellow on the dark body. Scutum 
oval, 1 x ’9 mm., truncated posteriorly, cervical grooves sub-parallel, 
extending about two-thirds its length ; punctations fairly large and uni¬ 
formly distributed. Capitulum '4 mm. long; base sub-rectangular, with 
posterior border somewhat concave and cornua almost obsolete ; porose' 
areas rather reniform and situated anteriorly; well separated. Hypo¬ 
stome 414, like that of </. Palps longer than in </, especially article 2 
which is not so abruptly salient laterally. Venter : spiracle rather large, 
egg-shaped, the pointed end dorsal; anal-groove semi-circular. Legs: 
like those of the , but tarsus IV is longer and tapers less abruptly. 
Described from numerous specimens of both sexes sent by Dr P. 
Hood, from Bathurst, Gambia, where it occurred on fowls in May, 1908. 
