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... short , posterior and postero- lateral margins rounded , transverse groove present . Palpal seg- ment 2 humped along outer margin while that of segment 3 broadly convex . Hairs short except for the strong palpal setae . Segment 1 ...
... short , posterior and postero- lateral margins rounded , transverse groove present . Palpal seg- ment 2 humped along outer margin while that of segment 3 broadly convex . Hairs short except for the strong palpal setae . Segment 1 ...
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... short internal spur , plate - like saliences on coxae II and III , short triangular external spur on coxae IV . Amblyomma cajennense ( Fabricius , 1787 ) ( Fig . 26c , d ) . MALE Small to medium - sized tick . Ornamentation consists of ...
... short internal spur , plate - like saliences on coxae II and III , short triangular external spur on coxae IV . Amblyomma cajennense ( Fabricius , 1787 ) ( Fig . 26c , d ) . MALE Small to medium - sized tick . Ornamentation consists of ...
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... short , heavy . Moderate subapical dorsal pro- tuberance on tarsi II - IV , negligible on I. Length of tarsus I , 0.48 mm , tarsus IV , 0.72 mm . Hairs few , short . Each coxa with elongated smooth sclerite , which together with deep ...
... short , heavy . Moderate subapical dorsal pro- tuberance on tarsi II - IV , negligible on I. Length of tarsus I , 0.48 mm , tarsus IV , 0.72 mm . Hairs few , short . Each coxa with elongated smooth sclerite , which together with deep ...
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