Fig. 5

Key morphological features of the snake mite Ophionyssus natricis. a Female podonotal shield (red arrow) with 10 pairs of setae, b Female with minute pygidial shield (red arrow) without setae, c female with two pairs of minute mesonotal scutellae (red arrows), d Female sternal shield (red arrowe), e female anal shield with three setae (red arrows), f male femur III and IV without modified ventral setae, and femur III spur absent (red arrows); Scale bars: 100 μm (a, b, d, e); 50 μm (c, d, f)