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Male (
Figures 2.47 and 2.48
)
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Capitulum is slightly longer than broad.
Capitulum: Basis capitulum is dorsally approximately 1.3 times as broad as long;
cornua are triangular, approximately one-third as long as basis capitulum, and with
pointed apices; dorsal surface is with a few fine punctations. Palpi are short, compact,
with a small posteroexternal salience; outline is trapezoidal. Hypostome is shorter
than palpi, and dental formula is 4/4, with maximum of nine or ten denticles in a file.
Scutum: Scutum is approximately 1.4 times as long as broad, broadest at the
level of spiracular apices; about two-thirds as long as basis capitulum. Cervical
grooves are obsolete. Lateral grooves are short; anteriorly reaching mid-length of
scutum. Punctations are small, shallow, some indistinct, numbers moderate, and
evenly distributed. Festoons number 11.
Legs: Coxa I is with spur small, sub-triangular, with rounded apex; II and III are
each with spur somewhat larger, triangular, with bluntly pointed apex; spur of III is
longer and sharper than that of II; IV is with spur elongate, tapering, narrowly
pointed, and about one-half as long as coxa.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Figure 2.47
Haemaphysalis indoflava. (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: Indian J Parasitol 1968; 54(5): 1063-67, Oriental Insects 1970; 4: 253
58.
