Ventral view of capitulum, 400x, compares palps of the genera, articles I-IV, article III encloses article IV. Fig. 5. Ixodes texanus, A, 2 pairs of post-hypostomal setae; Fig. 6. Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, palps angled, B, 2 pairs of inner setae. Figures 7 - 8. A, 1 pair of post-hypostomal setae, B, palps with 1 pair inner setae. Fig. 7. Rhipicephalus sanguineus, palpal article I, II & III fused, article III with a pointed tip; Fig. 8. Dermacentor occidentalis, palpal article I visible, article III with a blunt tip.