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The study presents the external structure of Haller’s organ in all developmental stages of Dermacentor reticulatus (Fahr.). Our investigations, made by light and scanning electron microscopy, showed that the number of sensilla in the anterior pit varies in postembryonic stages of D. reticulatus. The larvae have five sensilla, whereas nymphs and adult ticks have six sensilla. The anterior pit sensilla show differences in topography, size and surface structure. The modifications of Haller’s organ are connected with life cycle, feeding, host specificity and habitat of D. reticulates.
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Buczek, A., Buczek, L., Kusmierz, A., Olszewski, K., Jasik, K. (2002). Ultrastructural investigations of Haller’s organ in Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabr.) (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae). In: Bernini, F., Nannelli, R., Nuzzaci, G., de Lillo, E. (eds) Acarid Phylogeny and Evolution: Adaptation in Mites and Ticks. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0611-7_23
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