Rhipicephalus microplus

Unique identifier: 66
Rhipicephalus microplus
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Morphological Keys

Stage/Sex Morphological Keys
Female
  • Coxa I with short outer and inner spines, separated by a narrow notch
  • Coxae II-III with scaly outer spine, Coxa II with an internal spine in scale
  • Hypostoma dentation 4/4.
  • 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.
Male
  • Caudal appendage present
  • Adanal plates with more or less postero-internal angle acute
  • Accessory plates with a sharp point
  • Coxa II with thorn wide internal
  • 4/4 dentition hypostoma.
  • 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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