Dermacentor reticulatus
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| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Ixodida |
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| Species: | D. reticulatus |
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| Dermacentor reticulatus Fabricius, 1794 | |
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Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick, is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor. D. reticulatus is an ornate tick. The female varies in size from 3.8–4.2 mm (unfed) to 10 mm when engorged after feeding. The unfed male is 4.2–4.8 mm long. D. reticulatus is found in Europe and Western Asia, generally in wooded areas.
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