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Don Ramsay Arthur. FIG . 3. Section through the cuticle of an unfed female of Ixodes ricinus . FIG . 4. Sections through the cuticle of Ixodes ricinus to show pore canals in ( a ) unfed ; ( b ) partially fed and ( c ) fully fed females ...
Don Ramsay Arthur. FIG . 3. Section through the cuticle of an unfed female of Ixodes ricinus . FIG . 4. Sections through the cuticle of Ixodes ricinus to show pore canals in ( a ) unfed ; ( b ) partially fed and ( c ) fully fed females ...
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... FEMALE Idiosoma reddish - brown , sclerotized parts brown . Length of unfed female 3.25-4.0 mm , breadth of unfed female 2.85-3.0 mm . When fully fed may reach 11 × 7 mm . Capitulum . Length 800μ . Basis pentagonal , with sides parallel ...
... FEMALE Idiosoma reddish - brown , sclerotized parts brown . Length of unfed female 3.25-4.0 mm , breadth of unfed female 2.85-3.0 mm . When fully fed may reach 11 × 7 mm . Capitulum . Length 800μ . Basis pentagonal , with sides parallel ...
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... female and during this period may alter their positions several times . Copulation takes place on the host and ... unfed condition . Larvae usually die after 30 days if they do not succeed in attaching themselves to a host , but some larvae ...
... female and during this period may alter their positions several times . Copulation takes place on the host and ... unfed condition . Larvae usually die after 30 days if they do not succeed in attaching themselves to a host , but some larvae ...
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