Mites and Ticks of Domestic Animals: An Identification Guide and Information Source |
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Preservation | 8 |
CLASSIFICATION LIFE CYCLE AND EXTERNAL MORPHOLOGY | 15 |
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Acari Acarina adult Africa Amblyomma ambulacrum anal animals anterior anus apodemes arrowed associated b.cap bars in micrometres base birds body cattle cause cheliceral claw Common name completed covered coxae cuticle cycle Comprises egg Demodex Description digit Distribution domestic dorsal shield dorsal view et al extends external eyes Fain feeding female fused genital opening go genus gnathosoma groove host Host/habitat humans idiosoma important infestation Ixodidae Journal larva lateral legs length lobes longer male mammals mites nymphs occur pair palp parasites peritreme pointed position posterior margin posteriorly present protonymph pulvillus recorded References region roughly rounded Scale bars sclerite scutum segment separated setae shape shield ds short Significance skin slender slightly sometimes species specimens spur stages sternal suckers tarsus terminal ticks tritonymph ventral view Veterinary wide width