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Family:
Soft ticks
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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
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* Species Identification
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Rhipicephalus
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TICK IDENTIFICATION KEY

Ixodes species Identification Step 6:
(adapted from Hillyard, 1996)

Palp shape and fusion


When looking ventrally:   If so:

Ihexagonus1
long and slender palp segments


 

The palps are not club shaped with a visible division between palp segment II and III (long arrow)

1st Coxa has a moderate internal spur (short arrow) and no external spur

The basis capitulum has transverse grooves (yellow arrow) and no distinct auricles

 The tick is of genus:
  Ixodes hexagonus
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no internal spur

If 1st Coxa has no internal spur...

 then go to step 7 for alternatives
   
   
   

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