Mites and ticks of domestic animals: an identification guide and information source

Acari Acarina aedeagus ambulacrum anal groove anal suckers anus apodemes I ap Argas Argasidae Astigmata bars in micrometres basal birds cheliceral claw claw-like Common name coxae Coxiella burnetii cuticle cycle Comprises egg Demodex deutonymph Domrow dorsal surface dorsal view ectoparasites elongate etal Fain feeding female festoons fused genital opening go genital shield genus gnathosoma Hoogstraal host Host/habitat Hyalomma hypopus hypostome idiosoma important species infestation Ixodes Ixodidae larva legs length lobes located between coxae long setae male mammals margin of idiosoma median Mesostigmata mites and ticks numbers occur opisthosoma Oribatida oval ovoid pair palp parasites Parasitology peritreme posterior dorsal shield posterior margin posteriorly poultry pregenital sclerite protonymph Psoroptidae pulvillus rounded Sarcoptes scabiei Sarcoptidae Sarcoptiformes Scale bars sclerite sclerite scl scutum segment seta arrowed setae shield arrowed shield ds shield ss skin slender solenidion Sonenshine specimens spur sternal shield sucker-like tarsus tarsus IV terminal tibia ventral view