ON TICKS OF THE GENUS ORNITHODOROS KOCH PARASITIZING BIRDS

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Abstract:

In the Soviet Union, 2 species of the subgenus Alectorobius, Ornithodoros coniceps Can. and O. capensis Neum., have been found. Diagnoses of these species on the adult, nymphal and larval phases are adducted. The adult ticks differ well in the structure of stigmata and dorsal integument, in the shape of the body, and other characters. The characteristics of the nymphal phase of O. capensis are described.

Author(s):
Filippova, N. A.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT NO 3 CAIRO (EGYPT) DEPT OF MEDICAL ZOOLOGY
Supplementary Note:
Akademiya Nauk USSR. Zoologicheskii Institut. Trudy, v21 n16 p16-27 1963.
Annotation:
Translation of Russian research: On ticks of the genus ornithodoros koch parasitizing birds.
Pagination:
0012

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RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TRANS-124
Monitor Series:
NAVEXOS
 Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy; Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Autonomy
Descriptor(s):
*TICKS, USSR, TRANSLATIONS, MALES, FEMALES, MORPHOLOGY(BIOLOGY), ECOLOGY, LIFE CYCLES, PARASITES, BIRDS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Biology
Keyword(s):
FOREIGN REPORTS
Report Date:
1963 Jan 01