Monday, June 26, 2017

Case of the Week 450

This week's case is generously donated by Dr. Kamran Kadkhoda. This little arthropod was discovered in Manitoba, Canada. Identification?


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17 comments:

  1. Paul SouthernJune 26, 2017 at 11:14 AM

    Rocky Mountain wood tick? (Dermacentor anderson)

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  2. JonJune 26, 2017 at 12:59 PM

    Female Dermacentor variabilis based on the spiracular plates.

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  3. adebiyiJune 26, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    the soft brown rocky mountain tick. an ectoparasite

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  4. Suzanne ShepherdJune 26, 2017 at 1:58 PM

    common dog tick or wood tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

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  5. AnonymousJune 26, 2017 at 2:16 PM

    Very nice pictures of female Dermacentor. Very short mouth parts, palpi and basicapitulum with no lateral projections, no anal groove visible. Smaller scutum.
    Florida Fan

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  6. William SearsJune 26, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    Female Dermacentor sp.

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  7. WolfmanJune 27, 2017 at 8:34 AM

    Female Dermacenter variabilis. No anal groove, dark mark on spiracular plates, and distribution east of the Rocky Mountains.

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  8. AnonymousJune 27, 2017 at 8:49 PM

    Dermacentor spp

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  9. EllenJune 28, 2017 at 3:46 PM

    D. variabilis based on size of goblets in spiracular plate (great photo). These are grainy and those of D. andersoni resemble Cheerios. Also, based on distribution of the 2 species as described in Dergousoff et al. 2015.

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    I thought it's a cockroach but the legs are alike to spider's.

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    Very unique.

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    Scary creature!

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