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From: Molecular-phylogenetic analyses of Ixodes species from South Africa suggest an African origin of bird-associated exophilic ticks (subgenus Trichotoixodes)

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Key morphological characters of Ixodes pilosus group sp. I. female. A Dorsal view (arrows mark four stripes of bristles on the alloscutum). B Dorsal view of scutum (broader than long), basis capituli and palps (1—shorter lateral carinae; 2—scutum without hair, punctuation small-sized, dense; 3—posterolateral scutal margin slightly sinuous; 4—longest palpal hairs on segment II exceed the palpal diameter). C Ventral view (arrow marks anal groove which is short, converging). D Ventral view of basis and coxae (1—auriculae distinct, large, laterally rounded; 2—internal spur on coxae I short, distinct; 3—external spur on coxae I short, distinct)

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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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