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... pairs of appendages , including a pair of chelicerae , a pair of sensory palps representing the pedipalps , and four pairs of legs . Externally the Acari show little resemblance to other Arachnida in that they lack a constriction ...
... pairs of appendages , including a pair of chelicerae , a pair of sensory palps representing the pedipalps , and four pairs of legs . Externally the Acari show little resemblance to other Arachnida in that they lack a constriction ...
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... pair I in front of pair I of the female and pair II in front of pair II of the female and so on . Once in position the male then proceeds to seek the genital orifice of the female with his mouth parts . Having found the orifice , the ...
... pair I in front of pair I of the female and pair II in front of pair II of the female and so on . Once in position the male then proceeds to seek the genital orifice of the female with his mouth parts . Having found the orifice , the ...
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... pair of legs are closely apposed to one another on either side of the midventral line , the tips of the second pair being almost level with those of the first pair , whilst the third pair of legs reach back beyond this level . From 30 ...
... pair of legs are closely apposed to one another on either side of the midventral line , the tips of the second pair being almost level with those of the first pair , whilst the third pair of legs reach back beyond this level . From 30 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLEThe Key to TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT | 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 inner Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep skin 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