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Figure 2.4
Distribution of
H. garhwalensis in India. (
)
Place of first record.
Map not to scale.
2.2.1 Haemaphysalis garhwalensis
This is one of the high-elevation mountainous species from Asia. It was found in
the Garhwal region of the Himalayan range in Uttar Pradesh in 1968, and hence
the name garhwalensis (
Figure 2.4
).
Male (
Figures 2.5 and 2.6
)
28
Capitulum: Basis capitulum is dorsally approximately 1.6 times as broad as long;
cornua are short, with bluntly pointed apices. Palpi are compact, external plane is
straight. Hypostome is shorter than palpi, clavate, and dental formula is 4/4, with
maximum nine or ten denticles in a file.
Scutum: Cervical grooves are obsolete. Lateral grooves are distinct, extend to
the level of anterior margin of coxa III, and enclose two festoons. Punctations are
small, shallow, number moderate, and evenly distributed. Festoons number 11.
Legs: Coxa are each with a stout, sub-equal spur; trochanters do not have spurs.
Female (
Figures 2.5 and 2.6
)
28
Capitulum: Basis capitulum is dorsally 2.5 times as broad as long; cornua are small
with rounded apices; porose areas are large, oval, separated by an area equal to
