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... margin of body . Distinct out- wardly radiating striae visible on opisthosoma of unfed or partially fed specimens ... margin of segment 3 usually straight , but may be slightly concave ; mesial surface of segment 2 strongly convex , but ...
... margin of body . Distinct out- wardly radiating striae visible on opisthosoma of unfed or partially fed specimens ... margin of segment 3 usually straight , but may be slightly concave ; mesial surface of segment 2 strongly convex , but ...
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... margin behind the eye undulates as shown in Fig . 17b , posterior margin subangular . Scapular angles sharp , emargination deep . Base colour brown ; pattern colour , if any , localized at posterior end ( see also Cooley , 1938 ) ...
... margin behind the eye undulates as shown in Fig . 17b , posterior margin subangular . Scapular angles sharp , emargination deep . Base colour brown ; pattern colour , if any , localized at posterior end ( see also Cooley , 1938 ) ...
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... margin straight or weakly sinuous , postero - lateral angles rounded ; no cornua ; lateral margins divergent , as in Fig . 21 ( c ) , terminating in points on each side , thence antero - lateral margins convergent . Porose areas ...
... margin straight or weakly sinuous , postero - lateral angles rounded ; no cornua ; lateral margins divergent , as in Fig . 21 ( c ) , terminating in points on each side , thence antero - lateral margins convergent . Porose areas ...
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