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A. Anal
groove
B. Anus |
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groove |
Depression or groove forming an anterior or posterior loop around the anus (see anatomy) |
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| Anus
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Ventrally posterially situated structure ending of the gut
(see anatomy) |
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| Tick
Biology |
Information
relating to geographical location, habitat, hosts targeted... |
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| Basis
capituli |
Attaches
head to body (see anatomy)
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A. Capitulum
C. Basis capituli |
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can
be various shapes, such as |
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rectangular
or hexagonal. Usually |
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comprises
porose areas like eyes |
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(see
anatomy) |
| Capitulum |
Head
or mouthpart of the tick made up of |
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palpi
(see anatomy)
and three segments or |
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articles
(see anatomy) |
| Coxa |
Base
of the legs, attachment to body (see anatomy) |
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| Diapause |
State
of dormancy of insects. |
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| Dorsally |
View
from abover |
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A. Eyes
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| Eyes |
Are
present at margin |
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of
scutum (see anatomy) |
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A. Festoons
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| Festoons |
Wrinkles
located at the bottom |
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of
the back (see anatomy) |
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A. Genital
apron
B. Genital groove
C. Anus
D. Anal groove
E. Postanal median groove
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| Genitalia |
Reproductive
organ of the tick |
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(see
anatomy1
& 2),
composed of |
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the
genital apron (A), |
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genital
groove (B), |
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anal
groove (D), postanal |
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median
groove (E) and |
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the
anus (C) |
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| Haller's
organ |
Sensory
structure sensitive to humidity and odors situated at the tip |
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of
the first tarsus of the first walking leg (see anatomy) |
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| Hypostome |
Extension
of the basis capituli, |
A. Article
II of palpi
B. Article III of palpi
C. Hypostome |
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found between palpi |
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(see
anatomy) |
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| Articles |
Or
segments of palpi or legs |
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(see anatomy) |
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| Palpi |
Part
of mouthpart made up |
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of
four segments |
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(see
anatomy) |
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| Idiosoma |
Body
of tick or mites |
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| Nidicolous |
Tick that inhabits hosts nest after hatching |
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| One-host
tick |
Tick
species where all stages live and molt on the same host, |
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eggs
are laid on the ground (eg Rhipicephalus spp and Hyalomma
spp) |
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A. Pulvilli
B. Claws |
| Pulvilli |
Pads
present at the end of |
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the
legs (see anatomy) |
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| Claws |
At
the end of pads (see anatomy)
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help
tick to attach to host |
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| Scutum |
Hard
shield found on the back |
A. Female
scutum
B. Body |
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of
the tick. |
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Expands
over the whole back in |
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males,
but only 1/3 of the back |
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in
females (see anatomy)
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| Spurs |
Pointed
structures found at base of coxa (see anatomy) |
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| Three-host
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Tick
species where all three stages target different hosts. |
| tick |
Eggs are laid on ground (eg Ixodes spp, Amblyomma
spp, |
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Dermacentor
spp, Haemaphysalis spp, Rhipicephalus bursa) |
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the
eggs that are laid and hatch on the ground (eg Boophilus
spp). |
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| Tick
paralysis |
Injection
of neurotoxins by the tick whilst it feeds, that leads to |
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neuro-muscular
problems |
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| Two-host
tick |
Tick
species where Larva and Nymph share the same host, but the |
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adult
stage reproduces and feeds on a separate host. |
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| Ventrally |
Ventral
view or seen from below |
