Abstract
The anatomy and histology of the alimentary system in the bat tick ORNITHODOROS KELLEYI Cooley and Kohls, 1941 is described in detail. The morphology of the mouthparts of the sea bird tick Ornithodoros denmarki Kohls, Sonenshine and Clifford, 1965 is considered for comparative purposes. This study constitutes the first comprehensive investigation of the anatomy and histology of a bat tick or of a species of the subgenus Alectorobius Pocock, 1907.
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