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Table 1 Mean length of measured hypostomes of the different life stages of Dermacentor reticulatus

From: Optimization of an artificial tick feeding assay for Dermacentor reticulatus

Life stages

No. examined

Mean length of hypostome (μm)

SD (μm)

Females

32

383

27

Males

31

321

28

Nymphs

37

125

7

Larvae

34

72

5

  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation