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RhipicephuJu^ 
R. neavei vai-. punctatus n. var. 
Figs. 4, 5. 
Male. Like R. neavei, but: Body narrower and more elongate 
(scutum 3 X 1'6 mm. in fairly well-developed specimens). Basis capituli 
with lateral angles less acute and not recurved. Scutum more deeply and 
Fig. 4. R. neavei var. punctatus n. var. S . Dorsal view, anal plates and spiracle. 
Original, C. W. 
uniformly punctate, only the lateral margins behind the eyes being 
nearly free from punctations. Anal jolates with angle formed by 
external and posterior borders obtusely rounded ; no accessory plates 
visible in any of the examples .seen. 
Female. Like R. neavei, but: Scutum longer and more oval, 
punctate all over, including the lateral border. Fairly distinct lateral 
grooves, or at all events a clearly marked lateral ridge. Porose areas 
larger and nearer together. 
Described from 1.3 J'a and 8 Jsfrom Kudu, near Fort Mlangeni, 
Central Angoniland, Nyasaland (Neave, v. 1.910, E. R. C. No. 132), 
1 $ from Impala aepiciros melampur (sic) on N.-W. shore of L. Nyasa 
(Neave, vii. 1910, E. R. C. No. 127), and 1 $ from reed-buck, Vallejo 
of Rukuru R., N. Nyasaland (Neave, 26. vi. 1910, E. R. C. No. 158). 
Some of the specimens of R. neavei taken by Old from roan antelope 
near Marisba, Nyasaland, i. 1911 (E. R. C. Nos. 226-227 a) showed a 
