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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 5:

Presence of Ornamentations


Does your tick have   If so:
decorations on the    

scutum?

male Dermacentor reticulatus
Dermacentor reticulatus-ornate
dorsal view

 

   
Yes
The tick is of genus:
  Dermacentor
   


male Rhipicephalus evertsi
Rhipicephalus evertsi-not ornate
dorsal view

   
No
Go to Step 6