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TIK start
Family:

Soft ticks
Hard ticks

Life stage:
Larvae
Nymph
Adult

Genera
Amblyomma
* Background

Boophilus
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Dermacentor
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Haemaphysalis
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Hyalomma
* Background
Ixodes
* Background

* Species Identification
* Host animals

Rhipicephalus
* Background

Parasite Image Collection

 

 

TICK IDENTIFICATION KEY

Tick Anatomy

Example of male Ixodidae tick (dorsal view)

Example of male Ixodidae tick (ventral view)

 

 

Example of female Ixodidae (dorsal view)

Example of female Ixodidae (ventral view)