The very small body measures approximately 1.30 mm in length, with a scutum (1 - 1.5 mm long) featuring short and inconspicuous cervical grooves, coarse, deep, and evenly distributed punctations, and 11 festoons
The capitulum (~0.4 mm long) has moderately long and pointed cornua, oval porose areas inclined toward the hypostome, and a ~0.2 mm hypostome with a 4/4 dental formula of 9 - 10 denticles per file
The palpi feature 6–7 infrainternal setae, a blunt retrograde spur at the ventrolateral angle of segment II, a median retroverted spur on the dorsobasal margin of segment III, and a retroverted, reduced spur on the ventral side of segment III
Ventrally, the genital aperture is located between the level of coxae II and III, and the spiracular plates are slightly oval with conical apices
The legs feature a moderate spur with blunt apices on coxa I, diminishing spurs on coxae II and III, and another moderate spur on coxa IV, alongside small blunt spurs on all trochanters.
Trapido, H., M. G. R. Varma, P. K. Rajagopalan, K. R. P. Singh, and M. J. Rebello. “A Guide to the Identification of All Stages of the Haemaphysalis Ticks of South India.” Bulletin of Entomological Research 55, no. 2 (1964): 249–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300049439.
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 very small body measures 1.27 - 1.57 mm in length (from palpal tips to posterior margin) and 0.88 - 1.02 mm in width, being widest ahead of the spiracles
The scutum (1.09 -1.33 mm long) features well-defined lateral grooves enclosing one festoon on each side, short and inconspicuous cervical grooves, coarse, deep, evenly distributed punctations, and festoons that are longer than broad
The capitulum (~0.31 mm long with a 0.22 - 0.25 mm basis width) has moderate, pointed cornua, a 4/4 dentition pattern with 7–8 denticles per file, and a strongly laterally salient palpal article II that is longer than article III and bears a blunt retrograde spur at the ventrolateral angle
Palpal article III lacks a dorsal spur but possesses a very short, pointed retrograde spur
The legs feature a moderate spur on coxa I that becomes progressively shorter on coxae II, III, and IV, while all trochanters have short, pointed ventral spurs that diminish in size from I to IV.
Trapido, H., M. G. R. Varma, P. K. Rajagopalan, K. R. P. Singh, and M. J. Rebello. “A Guide to the Identification of All Stages of the Haemaphysalis Ticks of South India.” Bulletin of Entomological Research 55, no. 2 (1964): 249–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300049439.
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 has an average length of about 0.8 mm, with a scutum possessing slightly longer cervical grooves, a negligible number of punctations, and deep festoons that are as long as they are broad
The capitulum (~0.3 mm long) features slightly rounded lateral margins that converge posteriorly, short and triangular cornua, and a ~0.1 mm hypostome with a dental formula of 2/2 at the base and 3/3 toward the apex, containing 6–7 denticles per file
The broadly salient palpal segment II lacks spurs but has two infrainternal setae, while palpal segment III bears a retroverted, median, blunt spur on its ventrobasal margin
The legs feature a moderate, bluntly triangular spur on coxa I that decreases in size from coxa II to IV, and the trochanters completely lack spurs.
Trapido, H., M. G. R. Varma, P. K. Rajagopalan, K. R. P. Singh, and M. J. Rebello. “A Guide to the Identification of All Stages of the Haemaphysalis Ticks of South India.” Bulletin of Entomological Research 55, no. 2 (1964): 249–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300049439.
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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