Table 2.
Measurements (mean ± standard deviation) of key structures of Rhipicephalus ticks examined in this study
| Species | Sex ( n ) | IL | IB | SL | SB | CL | CB | BCL | BCB | APL | APB | AP ratio | ST | F1 | ST/F1 ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
R. bursa |
F (6) |
6.4±0.2 |
3.8±0.4 |
2.5±0.2 |
2.7±0.2 |
1.4±0.1 |
1.6±0.1 |
0.5±0.1 |
1.6±0.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1±0.0 |
0.5±0.1 |
0.3±0.1 |
| |
M (11) |
5.7±0.6 |
3.5±0.4 |
4.7±0.5 |
3.1±0.4 |
1.2±0.1 |
1.3±0.1 |
0.5±0.1 |
1.2±0.1 |
1.7±0.3 |
0.9±0.2 |
1.9±0.2 |
0.1±0.0 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.3±0.1 |
|
R. guilhoni |
F (1) |
6.3 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
n.a. |
na |
n.a. |
0.2 |
n.d. |
n.d. |
| |
M (4) |
4.3±0.1 |
2.3±0.1 |
3.5±0.1 |
2.1±0.1 |
0.9±0.1 |
1.0±0.0 |
0.4±0.0 |
1.0±0.0 |
1.2±0.1 |
0.5±0.0 |
2.4±0.1 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.5±0.7 |
0.7±0.4 |
|
R. mushamae |
F (2) |
6.8±0.1 |
3.4±0.1 |
2.6±0.1 |
2.7±0.0 |
1.4±0.1 |
1.4±0.0 |
0.5±0.0 |
1.5±0.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2±0.0 |
0.5±0.0 |
0.5±0.1 |
| |
M (4) |
6.2±0.6 |
3.5±0.3 |
5.2±0.5 |
3.3±0.3 |
1.2±0.1 |
1.2±0.1 |
0.5±0.0 |
1.2±0.1 |
1.6±0.3 |
0.7±0.2 |
2.2±0.2 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.4±0.0 |
0.6±0.1 |
|
R. pusillus |
F (2) |
2.3±0.1 |
1.3±0.1 |
1.1±0.1 |
1.0±0.0 |
0.6±0.0 |
0.6±0.0 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.6±0.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1±0.0 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.4±0.1 |
| |
M (1) |
1.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
|
R. sanguineus s.l. |
F (30)a |
4.6±0.7 |
2.6±0.4 |
1.9±0.2 |
1.8±0.2 |
1.0±0.2 |
1.1±0.2 |
0.3±0.1 |
1.0±0.2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1±0.0 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.5±0.2 |
| |
M (55) |
4.2±1.0 |
2.4±0.7 |
3.4±0.8 |
2.0±0.5 |
0.8±0.2 |
0.9±0.2 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.9±0.2 |
1.0±0.3 |
0.4±0.1 |
2.3±0.2 |
0.1±0.0 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.5±0.1 |
|
R. turanicus |
F (33)a |
4.9±0.7 |
2.7±0.4 |
2.1±0.3 |
2.0±0.3 |
1.1±0.1 |
1.2±0.1 |
0.4±0.1 |
1.2±0.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2±0.0 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.6±0.1 |
| |
M (49) |
4.7±1.3 |
2.6±0.8 |
3.8±1.0 |
2.3±0.6 |
0.9±0.3 |
1.0±0.3 |
0.4±0.1 |
1.0±0.3 |
1.3±0.4 |
0.5±0.2 |
2.5±0.2 |
0.1±0.0 |
0.2±0.1 |
0.7±0.1 |
|
R. sp. I |
F (10) |
5.5±0.5 |
3.2±0.4 |
2.0±0.2 |
2.0±0.2 |
1.2±0.1 |
1.2±0.2 |
0.4±0.1 |
1.2±0.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1±0.0 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.4±0.1 |
| |
M (19) |
4.9±0.6 |
2.9±0.4 |
3.9±0.5 |
2.4±0.3 |
1.0±0.1 |
1.0±0.1 |
0.4±0.1 |
1.0±0.1 |
1.3±0.3 |
0.5±0.1 |
2.4±0.2 |
0.1±0.0 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.4±0.1 |
|
R. sp. II |
F (9) |
4.9±1.1 |
2.7±0.5 |
2.0±0.4 |
2.0±0.4 |
1.1±0.2 |
1.2±0.3 |
0.4±0.1 |
1.1±0.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1±0.0 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.5±0.2 |
| |
M (28) |
5.3±1.0 |
3.1±0.6 |
4.3±0.8 |
2.7±0.5 |
1.1±0.2 |
1.2±0.2 |
0.4±0.1 |
1.1±0.2 |
1.4±0.3 |
0.6±0.1 |
2.3±0.2 |
0.1±0.0 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.4±0.1 |
|
R. sp. III |
F (3) |
4.1±1.9 |
2.4±1.3 |
1.6±0.2 |
1.5±0.4 |
0.8±0.1 |
0.9±0.2 |
0.3±0.1 |
0.9±0.2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1±0.0 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.5±0.3 |
| |
M (4) |
3.3±0.2 |
2.0±0.2 |
2.5±0.2 |
1.6±0.1 |
0.7±0.0 |
0.7±0.1 |
0.2±0.0 |
0.7±0.1 |
0.9±0.1 |
0.4±0.0 |
2.4±0.1 |
0.1±0.0 |
0.1±0.1 |
1.0±0.2 |
|
R. sp. IV |
F (1) |
5.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| M (1) | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
aAn engorged female was excluded.
Abbreviations: IL: idiosomal length, IB: idiosomal breadth, SL: scutal length, SB: scutal breadth, CL: capitulum length, CB: capitulum breadth, BCL: basis capituli length, BCB: basis capitulum breadth, APL: adanal plate length, APB: adanal plate breadth, AP: ratio adanal plate length/breadth ration, ST: dorsal tail of spiracular plate, F1: first festoon, ST/F1: dorsal tail of spiracular plate/first festoon ratio, n.a: not applied, n.d: not done.