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Dermacentor - variabilis or andersoni? - Dermacentor - female
Copyright © 2018 Steve Wells

Dermacentor - variabilis or andersoni? - Dermacentor - Female
University of Idaho Arboretum, Latah County, Idaho, USA
June 28, 2018
Size: 5 mm
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Contributed by Steve Wells on 30 June, 2018 - 10:34am
Last updated 11 July, 2018 - 4:47pm

Moved
Moved from Hard Ticks.
… John F. Carr, 11 July, 2018 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

prob. D. andersoni....BUT
need to see the spiracular plate to be sure!
… Blaine Mathison, 30 June, 2018 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

 
Possibly D. variabilis
I don't disagree that we can't know the ID from the image, but I have positively identified dozens of D. variabilis based on spiracular plate morphology from Idler's Rest in Latah Co. They are now abundant in the area.
… Jon Oliver, 16 July, 2018 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
interesting
I was just suggesting andersoni as a broad generalization based on overall distribution. I would never definitively ID one without 'scoping it.
… Blaine Mathison, 10 August, 2018 - 6:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Blaine.
Next time I'll try to get a ventral photo.
… Steve Wells, 30 June, 2018 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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