Dermacentor species

Unique identifier: 10
Dermacentor species

Morphological Keys

Stage/Sex Morphological Keys
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  • The base capitulum is rectangular dorsally
  • Coxa IV is greatly enlarged in the male, which has no ventral plates
  • They are generally three-host ticks.
  • A. Elango. Hands-on Training Module on Medically Important Hard Ticks (Ixodidae). ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, 2022. https://vcrc.icmr.org.in/images/pdf/Manuals/Hands_on_Training_on_Medically_Important_Hard_Ticks_ICMR-VCRC.pdf.
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