Ixodes ricinus

Unique identifier: 56
Ixodes ricinus
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Morphological Keys

Stage/Sex Morphological Keys
Female
  • The female also generally agrees with standard descriptions but is distinguished by possessing a scutum that is nearly as broad as it is long, measuring approximately 1.6 mm in length by 1.5 - 1.6 mm in breadth.
  • 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 single specimen measures 2.2 x 1.6 mm, with an auburn scutum measuring 2.1 x 1.3 mm
  • It generally agrees with standard descriptions but is distinguished by possessing well-developed, deep cervical grooves and an ill-defined, Sanford's brown pseudo-scutum
  • The leg pads attain more than two-thirds the length of the claws.
  • 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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