. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. Biological Series, Vol. 5, \o. 4, February, 1965 17. Fig. 20. Dorsal and ventral views, larval DermaceiUor hunteri. Dcnnuccntor occidciitalis Marx, 1892 Male (Figure 21) Body: kliosoma elongate and oval. Lateral margins prominenth' cur\ed, tapering antero- laterally. Length: Maximum, ; minimum. ; mean, Widtli: Maximum, ; minimum, ; mean, Capitulum: Dorsal width as great as lengtii. Palps short and broad and apically blunt. Basis capituli width greater than length. Cornua elon- gate, apicallv \arving fr
. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. Biological Series, Vol. 5, \o. 4, February, 1965 17. Fig. 20. Dorsal and ventral views, larval DermaceiUor hunteri. Dcnnuccntor occidciitalis Marx, 1892 Male (Figure 21) Body: kliosoma elongate and oval. Lateral margins prominenth' cur\ed, tapering antero- laterally. Length: Maximum, ; minimum. ; mean, Widtli: Maximum, ; minimum, ; mean, Capitulum: Dorsal width as great as lengtii. Palps short and broad and apically blunt. Basis capituli width greater than length. Cornua elon- gate, apicallv \arving from blunt to pointed. Scutum: Punctations unifonn in size, tend- ing to be small. Cervical grooves short, rounded and pit-like. Lateral groo\e indistinct. Coxae; Coxa I with opposing margins of in- ternal and external spurs parallel. Spurs large and prominent. External spurs present on coxae II, III, and l\'. acute. Internal spurs present on coxae II and III, broadly curved. Coxa IX var- iable in size, in some cases extending posteriorly to level of anal plate. Fig. 21. Dorsal and ventral occidentalis. male Dermacentor Spiracular plate: Large and oval with dorsal prolongation moderately broad and blunt. Gob- let cells distinct, not extending to apex of dorsal prolongation. Macula large, variable in shape. Female (Figure 22) Body: Idiosoma oval and tapering at the anterolateral margin. Marginal groove distinct in imengorged specimens. Length: Maximum, ; minimum, ; mean, Width: Maximum, ; minimum, ; mean, Capitulum: Dorsal width equal to length. Palps short, apically blunt. Basis capituli dis- tinctly broader than long. Cornua large but not as elongate as in the male. Porose areas broadly oval. Scutum: Extending posteriorly approximat- ely half the length of the idiosoma. Punctations. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations ma
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