Morphological and molecular description of Ixodes woyliei n. sp. (Ixodidae) with consideration for co-extinction with its critically endangered marsupial host

Table 2 Main morphological differences between adult female (F) and nymph (N) life stages of Ixodes woyliei and described species of Exopalpiger and Endopalpiger. Morphological differences between life stages are noted with (F) or (N); otherwise traits are the same for both

Ixodes spp.	Enlarged palpal article 1	Anal groove	Armed coxae	Syncoxae	Dentition	Cornua	Lateral carinae
I. woyliei	partially ensheathe mouthparts	open	yes	no	6/6 (F) 4/4 (N)	mild (F) no (N)	yes
I. australiensis ^a	partially ensheathe mouthparts	closed (F) open (N)	yes	yes	4/4	yes (F) no (N)	no
I. tasmani ^a	partially ensheathe mouthparts	open	no	yes	4/4 (F) 2/2 (N)	no	no
I. hydromydis ^a	partially ensheathe mouthparts	open	no	yes	3/3 (F) 2/2 (N)	no	no
I. victoriensis ^b	partially ensheathe mouthparts	open	yes	yes	5/5 (F) 4/4 (N)	yes (F) no (N)	yes
I. fecialis ^a	do not ensheathe mouthparts	open	no	yes	2/2	no	yes
I. vestitus ^a	do not ensheathe mouthparts	open	no	no	2/2	no	fine
I. antechini ^a	do not ensheathe mouthparts	open	one minute on 1st coxa	yes	2/2	no	yes

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