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Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Amblyomma · Dermacentor · Ixodes · Rhipicephalus

Genus Amblyomma
Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum Dog Tick? - Amblyomma maculatum Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - male Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female Tick - Amblyomma americanum Tick - Amblyomma americanum

Genus Dermacentor
American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - female Wood tick - Dermacentor variabilis, female - Dermacentor variabilis - female Tick - Dermacentor - female Tick - Dermacentor - female Dermacentor sp. - Dermacentor - female Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - male Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - female Ambly*omma macula*tum? - Dermacentor variabilis

Genus Ixodes
female Deer Tick - Ixodes scapularis - female Deer Tick - Ixodes scapularis - male Western Black Legged Tick - Ixodes pacificus - female Female Deer Tick? - Ixodes scapularis - female Tick - Ixodes scapularis - female Tick - Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis - nymph? - Ixodes scapularis Tick Found on Cat - Ixodes kingi

Genus Rhipicephalus
Brown Dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus - female Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus - female Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus Tick - Rhipicephalus


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