![]() ![]() Majority are three-host ticks, but a few species require only two hosts.Coxae of first pair of legs with long, prominent posteriorly directed spurs.Adanal plates, and usually also accessory adanal plates, present on males.Scutum usually uniformly brown, but four species have ivory-coloured ornamentation.Basis capituli generally hexagonal in shape.Coxae of fourth pair of legs in males very large, each with two long, narrow, pointed posteriorly directed spurs.Coxae of first pair of legs with very prominent, long posteriorly directed spurs.The segments of the fourth pair of legs in males are markedly enlarged.Caudal process and tufts of hairs present on posterior margin of males.Conscutum thin and transparent and the dark pattern of the caeca can be seen from above. ![]()
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