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TIK start
Family:
Soft ticks
Hard ticks

Life stage:
Larvae
Nymph
Adult

Genera
Amblyomma
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Boophilus
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Dermacentor
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Haemaphysalis
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Hyalomma
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Ixodes
* Background
* Species Identification
* Host animals
Rhipicephalus
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TICK IDENTIFICATION KEY

Ixodes species Identification Step 4:
(adapted from Hillyard, 1996)

Length of the palps


When looking dorsally:   If so:

long-palps
long and slender palp segments


 

The palps are relatively long and slender, i.e. palps A + B not smaller than width of the basis capitulum

Go to Step 5:
   
   

short-palps
short and stumpy palps

The palps are relatively short and stumpy, i.e. palps A + B smaller than width of the basis capitulum Go to Step 6
   
   
   

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