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Life stage:
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Genera
Amblyomma
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Boophilus
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Dermacentor
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Haemaphysalis
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Hyalomma
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Ixodes
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Rhipicephalus
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Identification of hard tick Larvae and Nymphs
using capituli

Does the head have:	Amblyomma hebraeum dorsal view A. Article II B. Article III	The tick is of genus:
* a long capitulum		Amblyomma
article II (A), three
times as long as III (B)
	Boophilus decoloratus dorsal view A. Article II B. Article III C. Basis capituli
* compressed articles II (A) and III (B)		Boophilus
* a hexagonal basis capituli (C)
	Dermacentor reticulatus dorsal view A. Article II B. Article III
* palpi as wide or wider than long		Dermacentor
* rectangular basis capituli
	Haemaphysalis leachi dorsal view A. Article II C. Basis capituli
* short capitulum, article II (A)		Haemaphysalis
* about twice as wide as long and
* conical shape
* rectangular basis capituli (C)
	Hyalomma marginatum dorsal view A. Article II B. Article III
* elongated palps article II (A) at		Hyalomma
* least twice as long as III (B)
	Ixodes ricinus dorsal view A. Article II B. Article III C. Basis capituli
* palp long and broad:		Ixodes
- articles II (A)and III (B) longer than width of basis
- set wide apart
	Rhipicephalus evertsi dorsal view A. Article II B. Article III C. Basis capituli
* with short broad palpi A & B		Rhipicephalus
* hexagonal basis capituli (C)

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