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more acutely recurved angle of juncture with lateral margin; palpi are otherwise
quite similar to those of male. Hypostome is with one or two more denticles in
each file than that of male, but otherwise similar.
Scutum: Scutum is with width very slightly exceeding length (sub-equal); lateral
margins are widely convex, posterior margin is abruptly rounded and with a very
small, broadly rounded median projection. Cervical grooves are deep, converging
anteriorly and diverging posteriorly, extending approximately to mid-length of scu-
tum. Punctations are less numerous but otherwise similar to those of male.
Legs: Coxal spurs and trochanters are similar to those of male.
Nymph ( Figures 2.103 and 2.104 )
Total body length is about 1.12 mm.
Capitulum: The capitulum is 0.2 mm long with a broad salience of palpal seg-
ment II. Palpal segment II also shows an externobasal pointed margin-like spur.
Palpal segment III bears a very long, triangular, blunt spur extending to more than
half of palpal segment II. Infrainternal setae number three. Hypostome is having
2/2 dental formula, with six to seven denticles in each file.
Scutum: The scutum is 1.3 times as wide as long. Punctations are very few,
rare, small, and shallow. Cervical grooves are very long and extend to two-thirds of
scutum length and are shallow.
Legs: Coxa are showing pointed spurs as compared to H. turturis and H. para-
turturis, the closely related species. Coxa I shows an enlarged, elongately triangular
pointed spur, reaching to almost upper margin of coxa II. Coxa II to IV bear short
and triangular spurs.
Related Species 54
The species is morphologically related to turturis. The male of silvafelis could be
separated from turturis chiefly by the presence of long lateral groves, larger scutal
punctations, rudimentary spurs on trochanters ventrally, and reduction of elevated
palpal spurs of dorsobasal margin of segment III to a mere curvature of the margin
in this place. The infrainternal setae of the palpi of H. turturis are narrow and num-
ber four or five; those of H. silvafelis are broad and number seven.
Host 54,93,143
Immature stages: Not available.
Adults: Jungle cat, small mammals, hare.
Distribution 54,93,143
India (Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa).
Disease Relationship
Not recorded.
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