Palpal segment 3 with dorsobasal-internal margin either without spur, or if spur present not extending 1/2 the length of segment 2
Palpal segment 3 with a dorsal broad projection slightly anterior to basal margin.
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
No salience, Palpal segment 8 with a dorsal, broad, median, ridge-like projection slightly overlapping apical margin of palpal segment 2.
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.
Nymph
No salience
Palps broader, external profile with pronounced, recurvature
Palpal segment 3 with ventral spur strong, extending 1/2 distance to the basal margin of palpal segment 2
Cox III and IV have no spurs.
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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