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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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Adult Identification Step 6:

Presence of festoons

When looking at the back:		If so:
	female Rhipicephalus sanguineus dorsal view A. Festoons
Festoons (A), or wrinkles		The tick is of genus:
are present on the end of		Rhipicephalus
the scutum
	male Boophilus decoloratus dorsal view
Festoons are absent		The tick is of genus:
		Boophilus