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A note on an unusual male tick from Glamorgan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

D. R. Arthur  and
E. E. Edwards
D. R. Arthur
Affiliation:
Advisory and Research Dept. in Agriculture, University College, Cathays Park, Cardiff
E. E. Edwards
Affiliation:
Advisory and Research Dept. in Agriculture, University College, Cathays Park, Cardiff
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During the course of investigations into the distribution and seasonal activity of the tick, Ixodes ricinus L., in South Wales (Edwards & Arthur, 1945), a male tick was recovered which on examination was found to be a member of Ixodoidea, but which differed from the normal male of I. ricinus L. It was recovered from Margam Moors (Glamorgan, South Wales) by one of the writers (D.R.A.) in 1945, whilst dragging a blanket over rough vegetation, a method previously employed by MacLeod (1932) for the recovery of ticks from grassland. This is the only specimen of its kind which has been found, despite the examination of several thousands of males during the past three years. It has therefore been considered desirable to place on record a description of the form. When placed in a tube containing ten unfed females of I. ricinus, no mating occurred. Under similar conditions a typical male of this species mated with one unfed female within 7 minutes of its introduction.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 37 , Issue 3-4 , August 1946 , pp. 152
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1946

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