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. 2024 Jul 25;17:319. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06384-5

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Morphological characters of Haemaphysalis cornigera female collected in Vietnam. (A) Dorsal view of basis capituli and palps: (1) posterior margin of palpal segment II wavy, with a prominent medial spur-like protrusion; (2) posterior margin of palpal segment III with sharp, triangular spur; (3) cornuae conspicuous, caudally directed, pointed; (B) ventral view of basis capituli and palps: (4) there are five infrainternal setae; (5) between the long, triangular spurs on palpal segments III the hypostome has a dental formula of 4/4; (C) spiracular plate subcircular or subquadrate, (6) dorsally with straight edge and hardly visible, blunt dorsal prolongation; (7) opening subcentral, surrounded with an oval area void of aeropyles