The scutum is either uniformly brown and inornate (with few, fine, sparsely scattered punctations) or ornate with a metallic green background divided into three blotches by brown stripes, featuring large and numerous punctations
Ornate females possess either a scutum that is as long as or longer than broad (featuring few large punctations, unspurred tarsi, and a 4/4 hypostome) or a scutum that is broader than long (featuring numerous punctations, spurred tarsi, and a 3/3 hypostome)
Those with the broader-than-long scutum exhibit either a rounded posterior angle with comparatively large punctations and two strongly unequal spurs on coxa I (the internal being obsolete), or a truncated posterior angle with comparatively small punctations and two distinct, sub-equal spurs on coxa I.
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
Male
The scutum is characterized by numerous punctations and can be either inornate or ornate
When inornate, the punctations are either markedly unequal, or they are fine, superficial, and sparse (especially in the median area)
When ornate, the scutum features a metallic green background divided into five or seven blotches by brown stripes and spots, with almost sub-equal punctations
Ornate males may be comparatively small with large punctations, limited brown striping/spotting, and two markedly unequal spurs on coxa I (with the internal spur absent or obsolete)
Alternatively, they may be comparatively large with smaller punctations, extensive brown striping/spotting, and two distinct, sub-equal spurs on coxa I.
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
Nymph
Few punctations combined with a single distinct spur on coxa I (where tarsus IV can either possess or completely lack a hump), or it presents with more numerous punctations paired with two distinct spurs on coxa I.
Sharif, M. “A Revision of the Indian Ixodidae with Special Reference to the Collection in the Indian Museum.” Records of the Zoological Survey of India, September 30, 1928, 217–344. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i3/1928/162556.
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