Focus Stacking Images of Morphological Character States for Differentiating the Adults ofIxodes affinisandIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) in Areas of Sympatry

2021/04/17 by Robyn M. Nadolny, Robyn M Nadolny, Marcée Toliver +5 · 5 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Vector-borne infectious diseases #Viral Infections and Vectors #Insect and Pesticide Research

paper · doi:10.1093/jme/tjab058

Abstract

Adult females and males of Ixodes affinis and Ixodes scapularis are illustrated by focus stacking image photography, and morphological character states are described that reliably differentiate the two species. In conjunction with other environmental cues, such as the questing phenology of adults, these characteristics will enable the rapid identification of adults of either sex along the southern Coastal Plain of the United States, where these species are sympatric.

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