SUBCLASS ACARI (Mites & Ticks)

Class Arachnida-Ixodida-Ixodidae-Rhipicephalus sanguineus-Brown Dog Tick FEMALE (E)

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona
February 14, 2017
Size: 5.8 mm
Female tick firmly attached to a dry piece of dog skin (removed from a Doberman Pinscher)
Ventral view
Anal opening
Determined by Salvador Vitanza
Confirmed by TickEncounter.org

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