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TIK start
Family:
Soft ticks
Hard ticks

Life stage:
Larvae
Nymph
Adult

Genera
Amblyomma
* Background
Boophilus
* Background
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

Adult Identification Step 2:

Presence of eyes


When looking at the   If so:
scutum:    


male Haemaphysalis leachi
male Rhipicephalus leachi-no eyes
dorsal view
No eyes

 
Eyes are absent The tick is of genus:
  Haemaphysalis
   

 

Amblyomma hebraeum nymph
nymph Amblyomma hebraeum-eyes
dorsal view
A. Eyes
   
Eyes (A) are present Go to Step 3