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The nymphs of some Ixodid ticks (Acarina) from the eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Don R. Arthur
Don R. Arthur
Affiliation:
Tick Research Unit, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa and Department of Zoology, University of London King's College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
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Abstract

Descriptions are given of the nymphs of five species of ticks from the eastern Cape Province of South Africa, namely Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, A. nuttalli Dönitz, Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, Rhipicephalus evertsi Neumann and Ixodes pilosus Koch. Distinguishing characters are illustrated in 32 scanning electron micrographs.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , October 1975 , pp. 423 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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