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(B)
(C)
(D)
Figure 2.86
Haemaphysalis wellingtoni. (A) Male, dorsal and ventral side; (B) female, dorsal
and ventral side; (C) nymph, dorsal and ventral side; (D) larva, dorsal and ventral side.
Source: NIV. unpublished drawings.
In ventral aspect, external profile of palps is without distinct recurvature; dorsobasal
margin of palpal segment III reaching internal margin of palpal segment II only.
Legs: Coxa III and IV are with distinct sharp spurs, and ventral trochantal spurs
are absent or obscure.
Larva (
Figures 2.86 and 2.87
)
104
Capitulum: Without cornua, salience reduced, palpal segment II only slightly
broader than III. Palpal segment III has a distinct, short, blunt, thick ventral spur
reaching about one-fourth distance to basal margin of palpal segment II, ventral
spur of palpal segment III shorter and more slender than the following.
Legs: Coxa I has a spur strong and sharp.
Host
12,13,93,114,116,117,119,121,127
Immature stages: Toddy cat, mouse deer, barking deer, buffalo, langur monkey,
dog, crow pheasant, shrew, cattle, red spur fowl, and from flag dragging through
forest vegetation.
