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Larvae of the British Metastriata (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Keith R. Snow
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Science, North East London Polytechnic, London, E15 4LZ

Extract

Detailed descriptions are given of the larvae of the three species of British metastriatan ticks, with particular reference to the arrangement and dimensions of setae.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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