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Figure 2.8
Haemaphysalis warburtoni. (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: Hoogstraal (1966 and 1971), Journal of Parasitology (vol 52(4) & vol 57), Allen
press Publishing Services.
Scutum: The depth of lateral groove varies from shallow to deep, definitely
encloses the first festoon, and faintly encloses the second festoon. Punctations num-
ber vary slightly.
Legs: Spur on coxae I is less elongate and more blunt in some specimens than
in the others; spurs II and III vary only slightly in apical bluntness; spur IV varies
rather remarkably, being more or less broadly lanceolate, curved apically, or broad
and blunt apically.
Female (
Figures 2.8 and 2.9
)
79,104,110
Total body length is 3.25
2.05 mm.
Capitulum: In basis capitulum, the external expansion is unapparent or slight.
The cornua vary less markedly than in the male; those from China and illustrated
are much alike. The porose areas of most Nepal specimens are larger than in
Chinese specimens. The dental
3.53 mm, breadth 1.82
formula of hypostome is consistently 4/4 in
