The ovoid body is 1.5 -1.8 mm long, featuring legs with a spatulate spur on trochanter I, a moderate, triangular, pointed spur on coxa I extending to the anterior of coxa II, and no spurs or crests on coxae or trochanters II to IV
The capitulum has small, oval porose areas, four long, lanceolate infrainternal setae, a 4/4 dental formula with 8–9 denticles per file, and spurs on palpal segment III (a moderate, broadly triangular ventral spur extending just beyond the segment II/III margin, and a moderate, triangular dorsal spur extending to half of segment II).
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
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 small body is 0.7 - 0.9 mm long, with legs featuring a small, triangular spur on coxa I reaching the anterior of coxa II, and no spurs or crests on coxae II and III or any of the trochanters
The capitulum has very short, broadly triangular cornua about half the length of the basis capitulum, very loosely arranged palps with minimal to no salience on segment II, a single long ventrointernal infrainternal seta on segment II, no dorsal spur on segment III but a short, broadly triangular ventral spur reaching the anterior of segment II, and a short (~0.08 mm) hypostome with a 2/2 dental formula of 6 - 7 denticles per file.
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
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 oval body is 1.5 -1.8 mm long with a scutum featuring small, short cervical grooves enclosing one festoon on each side, and deeply marked festoons of equal length and breadth
The very elongated capitulum (~0.5 mm) has huge, prominent, triangular, pointed cornua longer than the basis capitulum, a hypostome (~0.2 mm) with a 5/5 dental formula of 8 - 9 denticles per file, four ventrointernal infrainternal setae on palpal segment II, and huge, heavy, bluntly triangular dorsal and ventral spurs on palpal segment III extending to the base of segment II
The legs feature a spatulate spur on coxa I and a large spatulate spur on trochanter I, with no spurs or crest-like structures on coxae or trochanters II to IV.
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
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 oval body is ~1 mm long, with legs showing a moderately large, bluntly pointed, triangular spur on coxa I extending to the anterior half of coxa II, crest-like outgrowths on coxae II and III, no spur or crest on coxa IV, a short, broadly triangular spur on trochanter I, and crest-like outgrowths on trochanters II to IV
The capitulum features remarkable cornua equaling the length of the basis capitulum, two long, lanceolate infrainternal setae, a moderate, bluntly pointed, triangular ventral spur on palpal segment III reaching the mid-length of segment II, and a ~0.1 mm hypostome extending slightly beyond the palpal apex with a 2/2 dental formula of 7–8 denticles per file.
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
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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