Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick,[2] is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor.[1]D. reticulatus is an ornate tick.[3] The female varies in size from 3.8–4.2 mm (unfed) to 10 mm when engorged after feeding.[4] The unfed male is 4.2–4.8 mm long.[4]D. reticulatus is found in Europe and Western Asia,[5] generally in wooded areas.[3]
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^ abTaylor, MA; Coop, RL; Wall, RL, eds. (2015). "Dermacentor reticulatus (ornate dog tick, marsh tick, meadow tick)". Veterinary parasitology (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 247. ISBN9781119073697.
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