FIGURES 7–12. Ixodes aragaoi female. 7. Gnathosoma, dorsal view. 8. Gnathosoma, ventral view. 9 in Validation of the taxon Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca (Acari: Ixodidae) based on morphological and molecular data

FIGURES 7–12. Ixodes aragaoi female. 7. Gnathosoma, dorsal view. 8. Gnathosoma, ventral view. 9. Scutum with deep punctations (arrowed). 10. Coxae I–IV, internal spur on coxa I (arrowed). 11. Spiracular plate oval. 12. Tarsus I, capsule of Haller's organ (arrowed). Abbreviations: pa, porose area. Scale-bars: 7–8, 250 µm; 9–10, 500 µm; 11, 150µm; 12, 250 µm.