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Tick - Dermacentor
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Tick - Dermacentor
Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA
April 27, 2008
Size: 4 mm
Found this tick on my wife's neck! Not sure if it came from the dog or whether I brought it in the house from my ramblings in the wild.
Adult? Dermacentor sp.? Sorry for poor focus - have specimen preserved in alcohol and will try to get a better photo later this week...
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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 27 April, 2008 - 10:48pm
Last updated 1 May, 2008 - 6:39pm

Dermacentor
Given the locality, it's probably Dermacentor occidentalis. - Barry
… Barry M. OConnor, 28 August, 2008 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved temporarily
to genus. Will try to get better photo and may send out for definite ID...
… Ken Schneider, 1 May, 2008 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Female tick,
in the genus Dermacentor. Mostly likely D. andersoni or even D. variabilis.
… Jon Oliver, 28 April, 2008 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jon!
I have preserved this specimen in EtOH - are there any images I can get that would help with determining andersoni versus variabilis??
… Ken Schneider, 30 April, 2008 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

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