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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

Adult Identification Step 1:

Position of the anal groove


When looking ventrally:   If so:
female Ixodes ricinus Ixodes ricinus-anal groove above anus
dorsal view
A. anus
B. anal groove


 
The anal groove extends
 The tick is of genus:
above the anus Ixodes
  (Ixodes species identication)



male Amblyomma hebraeum
Amblyomma hebraeum-anal groove below anus
dorsal view
A . anus
B. anal groove
C. Postanal median groove

The anal groove extends Go to Step 2
below the anus  
   
   

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