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segment III. Palps are compactly arranged. Infrainternal setae number three. Palpal
segment II forms a good salience. Palpal segment III shows a moderate, elongately
triangular, pointed spur, reaching to almost mid-length of palpal segment II.
Hypostome is with 2/2 dental formula and showing six to seven denticles per file.
Scutum: The scutum is 1.4 times as wide as long. Punctations are very rare or
equal to none. Festoons are well marked and deep. Cervical grooves are moderately
deep and extend up to mid-length of the scutum.
Legs: Spurs of coxa are moderately long and pointed as compared to those in H.
turturis, a closely related species.
Larva (
Figures 2.100 and 2.101
)
The total body length of larva is about 0.6 mm.
Capitulum: Capitulum is 0.3 mm long. Palpi are loosely arranged. A single
infrainternal seta is present. Palpal segment II shows moderate to less salience.
Palpal segment III shows a small spur just reaching to the upper margin of palpal
segment II. Hypostome has a dental formula 2/2, with six denticles in each file.
Scutum: Scutum is 1.7 times as wide as long. No or very rare punctations are
present on the scutum.
Legs: Coxa have moderate spurs; coxa I shows a moderately large spur while
coxa II and III show small spurs.
Related Species
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Both sexes of H. paraturturis are quite similar to those of H. turturis. The male
of this species is narrower and has distinct lateral grooves, which are absent in
H. turturis. The infrainternal setae of palpal segment II number seven to nine and
are closely spaced in H. paraturturis, and four or five widely spaced in H. turturis.
The spiracular plates are much narrower in males of the H. paraturturis. The ven-
tral spurs of the trochanters of both sexes are rudimentary in this species but dis-
tinct in turturis, and the scutal punctations of both sexes of this species are more
irregular. H. turturis lacks the seta-bearing pit near the inner basal margin of palpal
segment III, which is present in the H. paraturturis as well as in the related species
H. formosensis, which is, however, a larger, more rugged species lacking any ves-
tige of a basolateral salience of its palpi. H. silvafelis is also a member of the tur-
turis group, but differs in reduction of the spur of the dorsobasal margin of palpal
segment III, form of infrainternal setae of palpal segment II, scutal punctations, tar-
sal outlines, spiracular plate outlines, scutal outlines, etc.
Host
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Immature stages: Crow pheasants.
Adults: Carnivore, cattle, jungle cat, bullock, calf, bear, mongoose, birds, wild
dogs, goat, wild boar, wolf.
