Dermacentor (Indocentor) taiwanensis (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae): Identity of Male and Female

Abstract

Dermacentor (Indocentor) taiwanensis of Taiwan and southern islands of Japan, where it parasitizes chiefly the Wild Pig, is redescribed and illustrated form study of 230 adult specimens and comparative study of more than 18,000 specimens constituting the Oriental subgenus Indocentor. This distinctive species is easily recognized by the short, closely spaced coxa I spurs that are joined anteriorly in each sex; 3-5 spurs on male coxa IV; female external genitalia moderately large, broadly V-shaped, blunt apically; and characteristic scutal ornamentation pattern of each sex. Keywords: Ticks: Morphology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177615

Entities

People

  • Harry Hoogstraal
  • Hilda Y. Wassef

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Unit Three

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Availability
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Genitalia
  • Identities
  • Invasive Species (Fauna)
  • Islands
  • Japan
  • New York
  • Ryukyu Islands
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Security
  • Ticks
  • United States
  • Zoology

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

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  • Space