DISEASES CAUSED OR CARRIED BY MITES AND TICKS 423 



Adults Attack Host^T^to N; 



MAtE AnoDhOpRePLETE; 



Females Oviposit |p^' 

 EacmTimc. l\ 



I 



SecondNymphal Skin 



MALE LIVES ON.. 



OviPosiTiohj Commences. 



Larvae Hatch Out. 

 FEM/^LEUVESOM 



— f-LARVAEAnAeKHosrl 



Replete Larvae Daop 

 From Host I 



— First NymphalStage 



EuEnGESpROMLAfWALSKIN. 



nqsTNYMpHAL StaoeAttac^^Host II 

 And Drops Opf Replete . 



oEcoNoWvMPHAL Stage Attacks Host H 

 And Drops Off Replete . 



TICKLIFECYCLE-TYPEI 



Life Cycle of Argas persicus.alsoprobablyAreflexus. 



AvESPE RT I LI ONI S AND SOMEOTHER SPECIES OfAro/IS AND OrNITHOOOBOS . 

 (AfterNuttai.lI9I|) 



Fig. 80. 



Adults ATTAck 

 HostsTZItoN. 

 When Fecundated 

 AndRepueteTme 

 Females Drop 

 AndOviposit 



AouLTs Appear' 



MALE LIVES ON 



POSITION UOMMENCES. 



Stav InEgqs — 



THEvDoNoTFeED. 



FEMALE LIVES ON 



^IHST NvMPHALSrAaE 



, , , . EmeroesFromLarvalSkin 



T\lvMPHAL Stages Attach Hosts ItoYI 

 And Drop Off Replete 



TICKLIFECYCLE-TYPEI 



The Life Cycle oFOnniTHOoonosMOUBATAAifo O.SAvicNfi. 



(AfT/EbNuttai-i. 1911) 



Fig. 81. 



