The sub-circular body lacks dorsal foveae, marginal grooves, and hairs
The inornate, reddish-brown scutum (averaging 1.26 x 1.94 mm) features uniformly distributed, very small punctations and short, deep, externally convex cervical grooves
Ventral features (such as hair-bearing punctations and genital/anal opening positions) and festoons resemble the male's, though the spiracular plates are slightly shorter
The 0.776 mm capitulum has a sub-rectangular basis with more convex lateral margins, a rugose dorsal surface, small distinct cornua, and porose areas separated by a distance equal to their diameter
The palpi, hypostome, legs, and coxal spurs are all similar to those of the male.
Anastos, George. “Two New Species of Ticks from Soembawa Island, Indonesia (Acarina: Ixodidae).” The Journal of Parasitology 42, no. 3 (1956): 306. https://doi.org/10.2307/3274859.
Male
The body is approximately as long as it is wide (averaging 2.36 x 2.56 mm) and narrows slightly below the cervical grooves
The inornate, reddish-brown scutum features 11 distinct festoons, faint lateral grooves, short, deep, externally convex cervical grooves, and few, inconspicuous punctations restricted to the margins
Dorsal foveae and hairs are absent
Ventrally, it has hair-bearing punctations, a genital opening opposite coxae II, an anal opening opposite the spiracular plates (which are ~2.5 times as long as wide), and moderate legs with two short equal spurs on coxa I and a single small spur on coxae II–IV (slightly longer on IV)
The 0.711 mm capitulum possesses a sub-rectangular basis with small distinct cornua, short rugose palps, and a 0.450 mm hypostome with a large corona and 3/3 dentition of 6–8 teeth per file.
Anastos, George. “Two New Species of Ticks from Soembawa Island, Indonesia (Acarina: Ixodidae).” The Journal of Parasitology 42, no. 3 (1956): 306. https://doi.org/10.2307/3274859.
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