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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
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* Species Identification
* Host animals
Rhipicephalus
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TICK IDENTIFICATION KEY

Ixodes species Identification Step 7:
(adapted from Hillyard, 1996)

alternative species: short palped without internal spurs


When looking at lateral aspect of the 1st tarsus:  

If so:
The tick is of species:


acute narrowing of the 1st tarsus at apex


   
   

There is an acute narrowing of the tarsus near the apex

 

Ixodes arboricola
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gradual narrowing of the 1st tarsus at apex

There is a gradual narrowing of the tarsus near the apex

Ixodes lividus
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realively thick 1st tarsus

It shows a relatively thick width of tarsus compared to its length

Ixodes canisuga
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