Scutum with no large punctuations near the posterior border
Articles of legs marked with fine punctuations
Scutum with deep lateral grooves
Scutum with the convex or slightly angular posterior border
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.
Coxa IV with very short spurs, much shorter than the coxa
Marginal grooves long and deep, commencing near the eyes
Scutum with large equal punctuations, usually in longitudinal rows, intermixed with fine indistinct punctations.
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.
Nymph
Ventrally coxae I each with a long narrow external spur and a shorter broader internal spur
Coxae II and III each with a small sharp external spur
Coxae IV each with a slight salience only on its posterior border.
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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