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... epicuticle ; ( ii ) outer endocuticle . ( b ) ( i ) epicuticle ; ( ii ) outer endocuticle ; ( iii ) inner endocuticle . ( c ) ( i ) epicuticle ; ( ii ) outer endocuticle ; ( iii ) inner endocuticle . which follows the contours of the ...
... epicuticle ; ( ii ) outer endocuticle . ( b ) ( i ) epicuticle ; ( ii ) outer endocuticle ; ( iii ) inner endocuticle . ( c ) ( i ) epicuticle ; ( ii ) outer endocuticle ; ( iii ) inner endocuticle . which follows the contours of the ...
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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 ...
Contents
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