Fig. 1.

The engorged female tick, Amblyomma testudinarium, removed from a Korean man. (A) Gross photograph of the tick and skin tissue biopsied from the attachment site. (B) Stereoscopic photograph of the formalin-fixed tick. The body is 25×18 mm in size and widest in the region of the spiracular plate. It has 4 pairs of legs. The spiracular plates (Sp) are located on the ventrolateral surface posterolaterally to the coxa IV. The genital aperture (Ge) is located at the level between the coxa I and coxa II. The anus (An) is located at the level posterior to the spiracular plates and embraced by Y-shaped anal groove posteriorly.