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==''Ixodes spp.''==

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This is the largest genus of hard ticks globally and can be identified by;

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*Small size

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*Inornate scutums

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*No eyes

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*No festoons

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*Long mouthparts

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*Anterior anal groove

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====''Ixodes scapularis''====

[[File:Ixodes scapularis.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''Ixodes scapularis'' - CDC, Wikimedia commons]]

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