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... Argasidae , in contrast to the Ixodidae , generally do not show cuticular synthesis during feeding , i.e. the ... argasid larval cuticle does increase during the feeding period ; in other words , cuticular synthesis proceeds here ...
... Argasidae , in contrast to the Ixodidae , generally do not show cuticular synthesis during feeding , i.e. the ... argasid larval cuticle does increase during the feeding period ; in other words , cuticular synthesis proceeds here ...
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... argasid species the larvae usually feed once . The duration of blood sucking varies according to the species , before the larvae drop off the host to moult to nymphs . The number of occasions on which argasid nymphs feed is more ...
... argasid species the larvae usually feed once . The duration of blood sucking varies according to the species , before the larvae drop off the host to moult to nymphs . The number of occasions on which argasid nymphs feed is more ...
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... argasid larvae until the recent work of Theodor and Costa ( 1960 ) . These authors failed to find a tracheal system in larvae of O. tholozani , O. coniceps , O. erraticus and O. salahi , although living larvae of O. tholozani contained ...
... argasid larvae until the recent work of Theodor and Costa ( 1960 ) . These authors failed to find a tracheal system in larvae of O. tholozani , O. coniceps , O. erraticus and O. salahi , although living larvae of O. tholozani contained ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLETHE KEY TO TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES | 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 Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male membrane microplus Milne moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites Parasitology pathogens period persicus pharynx Pomerantzev posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep 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