The body measures ~2.9 mm in length by 1.7 mm in width
The shield-shaped scutum is 1.2 times as long as wide, featuring punctations similar to the male and short, narrow cervical grooves reaching the mid-length
The legs feature coxae that increase in size from I to IV, with a moderately larger spur on coxa I and smaller or ridge-like spurs on the others
The capitulum has a basis dorsally twice as wide as long with small, widely spaced, elongate, sub-circular porose areas and triangular cornua with narrowly rounded apices (0.45 times the base length)
The hypostome is twice as long as the male's (though slightly shorter than the palpi) with a 7/7 dental formula of 11–12 denticles in a close file.
Geevarghese, G., and A. C. Mishra. “Introduction.” In Haemaphysalis Ticks of India. Elsevier, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387811-3.00001-2.
Larva
The body measures ~0.75 mm in length by 0.51 mm in breadth
The scutum is ~1.3 times as broad as long with cervical grooves and punctations resembling those of the nymph
The legs feature a short, broadly rounded spur on coxa I, a slight, broadly rounded posterior ridge on coxa II, and a minute ridge on coxa III
The capitulum has a basis dorsally ~2 times as broad as long with obsolete cornua, campanulate palpi, and a hypostome (slightly longer than the palpi) featuring hooklets in ~5 rows and a 2/2 dental formula of 6–7 denticles per file.
Geevarghese, G., and A. C. Mishra. “Introduction.” In Haemaphysalis Ticks of India. Elsevier, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387811-3.00001-2.
Male
The body measures ~2.4 mm in length by 1.4 mm in width
The scutum features a genital area as illustrated, while the moderate legs possess short coxal spurs of approximately equal length: coxa I has a peg-like, round-tipped spur (~twice as long as wide), and the other coxae have widely triangular, pointed spurs extending slightly beyond the posterior margins
The capitulum has a basis dorsally ~1.3 times as wide as long with pointed, triangular cornua, compact palpi (1.5 times as long as wide), and a hypostome (equal in length to the palpi) with a convex external profile and a 5/5 dental formula of ~9 denticles per file.
Geevarghese, G., and A. C. Mishra. “Introduction.” In Haemaphysalis Ticks of India. Elsevier, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387811-3.00001-2.
Nymph
The body measures ~1.29 mm in length by 0.75 mm in breadth
The scutum is ~1.2 times as broad as long, possessing narrow cervical grooves and obscure punctations
The moderately long and thin legs feature broadly triangular coxal spurs that extend well beyond the posterior margin, successively decreasing in size from coxa I to IV
The capitulum has a basis dorsally ~2 times as broad as long with broadly triangular cornua (~half the base length), compact palpi, and a hypostome (equal in length to the palpi) with a 3/3 dental formula of 6–7 denticles per file.
Geevarghese, G., and A. C. Mishra. “Introduction.” In Haemaphysalis Ticks of India. Elsevier, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387811-3.00001-2.
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