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TIK start
Family:
Soft ticks
Hard ticks

Life stage:
Larvae
Nymph
Adult

Genera
Amblyomma
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Boophilus
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Dermacentor
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Haemaphysalis
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Hyalomma
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Ixodes
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* Species Identification
* Host animals
Rhipicephalus
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TICK IDENTIFICATION KEY

Ixodes species Identification Step 1:
(adapted from Hillyard, 1996)

Length/shape of legs


When looking dorsally:   If so:
long thin legs


 
The legs appear long and thin
 The tick is of species:
  Ixodes vespertillionis
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ticklegs
normal medium length legs

The legs appear medium in length and thickness Go to Step 2