Hyalomma
Specimen of Hyalomma marginatum, photographed by Adam Cuerden.
Belongs within: Ixodidae.
Hyalomma is a genus of large, highly active ticks found in Eurasia and Africa (Keirans 2009).
Characters (from Keirans 2009): Scutum inornate; eyes large, bulging upward from distinct, deep sockets. Palpi much longer than basis capituli, palpal segment II at least twice as long as broad. Males with ventral plates, with 7–11 festoons, partially coalesced.
<==Hyalomma Koch 1844 H98
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