Identification of Larval Ticks Found on Small Mammals in Britain |
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... length of palp 85 -- 115 , greatest breadth of 40 - 50 mid - way alon segments 2 and 3 : 6 setae on segment 2 , and 6 on segment 3 . Scutum . ( C ) . Pentagonal in shape , slightly broader than long : length 300 375 , greatest width of ...
... length of palp 85 -- 115 , greatest breadth of 40 - 50 mid - way alon segments 2 and 3 : 6 setae on segment 2 , and 6 on segment 3 . Scutum . ( C ) . Pentagonal in shape , slightly broader than long : length 300 375 , greatest width of ...
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... Long and broad : suture between segments 2 and 3 not apparent : length 150- 185 with greatest breadth of 60 - 85 ... broader than long with a maximum breadth of 330 - 460 and length of 300- 400 : posterior margin narrowly rounded ...
... Long and broad : suture between segments 2 and 3 not apparent : length 150- 185 with greatest breadth of 60 - 85 ... broader than long with a maximum breadth of 330 - 460 and length of 300- 400 : posterior margin narrowly rounded ...
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... Broader than long measuring from 345 - 385 wide to 265 295 long : cervical grooves converging at first and then diverging to end close to the posterior border : scapulae short , emarginations slight : anterior margin convex ...
... Broader than long measuring from 345 - 385 wide to 265 295 long : cervical grooves converging at first and then diverging to end close to the posterior border : scapulae short , emarginations slight : anterior margin convex ...
Common terms and phrases
anal groove incompletely arvicolae auriculae bank vole Broader than long capitulum central dorsal setae convergent Cornell University coxa coypu denticles Dermacentor reticulatus Description of larva dorsal ridge emargination slight encircles the anus Extrascutal region festoons absent field vole greatest width groove incompletely encircles hard ticks idiosoma immature stages inner rows Ixodes Ixodidae lactic acid LARVAL TICKS FOUND lateral margins length from dorsal MAMMAL SOCIETY marginal dorsal setae marginal setae marginal ventral setae mouthparts nymphs pair of anals pairs of central pairs of marginal pairs of posthypostomal pairs of preanals pairs of premarginals pairs of setae pairs of sternal Palps posterior margin broadly posterior margin straight posterior view posterolateral angles rounded posthypostomal setae premarginal setae ridge to tip scapulae scutal setae Scutum setae on segment setae present SMALL MAMMALS sternal setae tarsus tip of hypostome ventral surface ventral view posterior ventrally 3 pairs view posterior margin water vole wood mouse