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... epicuticle , which they do not penetrate ( Fig . 4 ) . Beneath the epicuticle the pore canals become almost arborescent , each branch ending blindly . Unlike some insects the pore canals of ticks do not become filled with solid material ...
... epicuticle , which they do not penetrate ( Fig . 4 ) . Beneath the epicuticle the pore canals become almost arborescent , each branch ending blindly . Unlike some insects the pore canals of ticks do not become filled with solid material ...
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... epicuticle . When the idiosoma is distended with blood the endocuticle is greatly stretched and attenuated and the folds of the epicuticle become smoothed out . This mechanism allows for the enormous change in volume and for the fully ...
... epicuticle . When the idiosoma is distended with blood the endocuticle is greatly stretched and attenuated and the folds of the epicuticle become smoothed out . This mechanism allows for the enormous change in volume and for the fully ...
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... epicuticle is lined with a thin endocuticular layer and the epithelium is less strongly folded . Minute recurved spines have been reported from the epicuticle of the vestibular region by Lees and Beament ( 1948 ) . Accessory glands open ...
... epicuticle is lined with a thin endocuticular layer and the epithelium is less strongly folded . Minute recurved spines have been reported from the epicuticle of the vestibular region by Lees and Beament ( 1948 ) . Accessory glands open ...
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