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Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Brown dog Tick - Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Sarasota, Florida, USA
June 6, 2008
Size: 0.5 cm.
The hexagonal basis Capituli in this photo tell me it is a Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Brown dog tick) I Hope somebody can help me to confirm the genus and probably we need to add this new genus for the Ixodidae Family?. please comments are very welcome.

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