The scutum (1.0 - 1.3 mm long by 1.1 - 1.4 mm broad) is generally broader than long, featuring deep, numerous, close-set, uniformly scattered punctations and sub-parallel cervical grooves that do not reach the posterior margin
The dorsum has a marginal groove enclosing the extreme festoon
Ventrally, the genital aperture is located between the third pair of coxae, the spiracle is pear-shaped with a centrally located macula, and tarsus IV lacks ventral spurs
The capitulum (0.58 mm long) features a base three times as broad as long with short blunt cornua, sub-circular porose areas separated by their own diameter, and a hypostome with 4/4 rows of 12 comparatively stronger teeth
The palps feature an obsolete ventral retroverted process on article II, while article III lacks an external process but has a longer ventral process than the male, creating a discontinuous lateral contour between articles II and III.
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.
Male
The body measures 2.3 - 3.3 mm in length and 1.5 - 2.1 mm in breadth
The sayal-brown to verona-brown scutum features deep brown posterior margins and festoon separating grooves, fine, numerous, close-set punctations, two irregular central depressions, and short, superficial lateral grooves
The cervical grooves are short, deep, and parallel anteriorly, becoming superficial and divergent posteriorly
Ventrally, the spiracle is sub-triangular with a macula near the anterior angle
The strong legs feature two rows of ventral hairs, coxae that progressively increase in size from I to IV, two well-separated spurs on coxa IV, and a tapering tarsus IV with two ventral spurs
The capitulum (0.45–0.53 mm long) has a base less than three times as broad as long, palps as broad as they are long, and a hypostome with 4/4 to 5/5 rows of ~10 teeth per row
Palpal article II features a short, sub-triangular ventral retroverted process on its lateral salience, while sub-triangular article III bears three processes (a short dorsal ridge, a moderate ventral process, and a long, backward-pointing external process).
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.
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