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... cervical grooves , in spots near the eyes and along the scutal margin ; base colour lighter between the cervical grooves . Cervical grooves roughly hour - glass shaped ; grooves shallow and relatively broad at the base of the scapulae ...
... cervical grooves , in spots near the eyes and along the scutal margin ; base colour lighter between the cervical grooves . Cervical grooves roughly hour - glass shaped ; grooves shallow and relatively broad at the base of the scapulae ...
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... grooves . Cervical fields more or less reticulate particularly in large specimens . Postero - median and para - median grooves narrow and distinct . Coxa I. With distinctly pointed dorsal process . Adanal shields . Long with slightly ...
... grooves . Cervical fields more or less reticulate particularly in large specimens . Postero - median and para - median grooves narrow and distinct . Coxa I. With distinctly pointed dorsal process . Adanal shields . Long with slightly ...
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... groove continuous ; cervical grooves short and deep . Legs pale : coxa I with two broad unequal spurs ; sharp edged salient ridge on coxae II and III ; long , broad , pointed spur on coxa IV . FEMALE Scutum triangular , rounded ...
... groove continuous ; cervical grooves short and deep . Legs pale : coxa I with two broad unequal spurs ; sharp edged salient ridge on coxae II and III ; long , broad , pointed spur on coxa IV . FEMALE Scutum triangular , rounded ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLE THE KEY TO TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES 27 | 27 |
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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus broad capitulum cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral colour coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs dorsal view eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis hairs hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome infection inner Ixodes ricinus large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male mammals membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep skin soft ticks spermatophore spiracle Spiracular plate spirochaetes spotted fever spur on coxa surface tarsus tarsus IV temperature Theileria tick species tissues transmission transmitted transverse unfed females variabilis vector ventral virus whilst