Unfed females measure 5mm to 6.5mm in length , while engorged females can expand up to 20mm in length
Dorsally, the female features steep scapular grooves , a small porose area , and legs with pale rings , along with eyes, lateral grooves, posterior grooves, and festoons
Ventrally, the coxal spurs mirror the male's, possessing long, distinct, large, and equal internal and external spurs on coxa I , indistinct, hard-to-see external spurs on coxae II and III , and an indistinct internal spur on coxa IV
The ventral surface also displays a genital aperture, anus, anal groove, and festoons.
ESCCAP UK & Ireland. “Hyalomma Anatolicum Excavatum.” ESCCAP UK & Ireland. Accessed April 6, 2026. https://www.esccapuk.org.uk/page/Hyalomma+anatolicum+excavatum/62/.
Male
The male measures between 3.8mm and 5mm in length
Dorsally, it features an apparent cervical field depression , short lateral grooves , small and indistinct paramedian grooves , and two posterior ridges
The dorsal festoons include a pale central festoon and anteriorly joined paracentral festoons , with eyes, cervical grooves, and cornua also present
Ventrally, the male possesses square-ended adanal shields , small accessory adanal shields , and distinct sub-anal plates aligned with the adanal shields
The legs feature long, distinct, large, and equal internal and external spurs on coxa I , hard-to-see indistinct external spurs on coxae II and III , and an indistinct internal spur on coxa IV.
ESCCAP UK & Ireland. “Hyalomma Anatolicum Excavatum.” ESCCAP UK & Ireland. Accessed April 6, 2026. https://www.esccapuk.org.uk/page/Hyalomma+anatolicum+excavatum/62/.
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