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... closely apposed , but on feeding the palpi splay outwards and the chelicerae and the hypostome penetrate and enter the tissues of the skin . The blood meal then passes along a median depression on the upper surface of the hypostome to ...
... closely apposed , but on feeding the palpi splay outwards and the chelicerae and the hypostome penetrate and enter the tissues of the skin . The blood meal then passes along a median depression on the upper surface of the hypostome to ...
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... attached spermatozoa is transferred from the male to the female . Warren ( 1931 ) also reports that in the closely allied species , R. appendi- culatus , the spermatid produces a cluster of very thin 174 TICKS AND DISEASE.
... attached spermatozoa is transferred from the male to the female . Warren ( 1931 ) also reports that in the closely allied species , R. appendi- culatus , the spermatid produces a cluster of very thin 174 TICKS AND DISEASE.
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... closely set ridges laterally . Ventrally , these ridges are lower and set further apart . A large longitudinal fold from the dorsal surface hangs into the lumen of each horn , which further back lengthens and ultimately fuses with a ...
... closely set ridges laterally . Ventrally , these ridges are lower and set further apart . A large longitudinal fold from the dorsal surface hangs into the lumen of each horn , which further back lengthens and ultimately fuses with a ...
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