Hello!
Can anybody help me with the species identification of these two ticks please?
I think they are probably from migratory birds...
Mónica
Not clear enough and the ventral side is so dark to observe. Try to prepare a slide for it so that i can help you out..
Best of luck,
Haytham Senbill
I agree with Haytham Senbill's reply. Crucial points for identifcation are out of focus. Furthermore, when trying to identify ticks, start out with keys for your part of the world, and ticks collected on known hosts, not probably from migratory birds. Which continent are you on?
Best wishes,
Gerrit Uilenberg
Hello
Thank you for your suggestions, I have already identified the ticks their Hyalomma lusitanicum. nymphs... the photo was taken with the cellular since I was in a hurry... The host which they are from is eagle. I'm from Portugal.
Best regards
Mónica
Try and take some good picures of the scutum, mouthparts and coxae of the tick. Then only one can even venture a guess I think
Okay that's good but even for your future work, these advises must be in your mind..
Best of luck
If you have some spécimens, send its to Pr Uilenberg or Dr Stachurski, Cirad, France. Good luck
Hello,
first, they are not nymphs, i saw one, on the panel A (on the right) where the genital aperuture is visible, so it can not be a nymph. then for the identification of engorged specimens i can say that morphogical features is impossible to reveal and other ways are proposed to identify ticks as molecular identification (12S or other), MALDI Tof and other methods.
best regards
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