The genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. III. Redescription of the adults and larva of H. (Euhyalomma) impressum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) with a first description of its nymph and notes on its biology

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Apanaskevich, Dmitry A ^a   Horak, Ivan G ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution; Female; Hosts; Hyalomma (Euhyalomma) impressum; Larva; Male; Nymph; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ACARI; HYALOMMA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 33947369017     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2007.007     Document Type: Article

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