Ixodes species

Unique identifier: 57
Ixodes species

Morphological Keys

Stage/Sex Morphological Keys
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  • Palps are long with constriction near the proximal end of article II and have a few very minute and simple hairs
  • The ventral surfaces of the palps are much less broad than their dorsal surfaces
  • The capitulum of the female is considerably longer than that of the male
  • There are no eyes or festoons.The anal groove is present anteriorly to the anus, whereas in all other genera the anal groove is posterior to the anus.
  • 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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