Rhipicephalus species

Unique identifier: 71
Rhipicephalus species

Morphological Keys

Stage/Sex Morphological Keys
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  • Capitulum short, basis capituli hexagonal, with lateral projections on the dorsal aspect on each side
  • Palps short, broad and flat on the dorsal surface, the external border straight or convex
  • The first segment of palp is prolonged internally on the ventral surface and bears a number of feathery hairs
  • Hypostome, with six rows of teeth
  • Coxa I bidentate, the internal spur broad and flat, the external conical
  • The remaining coxae with very short external spurs
  • The male has adanal and accessory adanal shields or plates, the shapes of which are of diagnosable value
  • Rhipicephalus are mostly three-host ticks.
  • 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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