Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as theornate cow tick,ornate dog tick,meadow tick, andmarsh tick,[2] is a species oftick from the familyIxodidae. It is thetype species for the genusDermacentor.[1]Dermacentor 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]
Dermacentor reticulatus has a three-host development cycle.[6] The adult female remains on a host for 9–15 days,[7] and can lay 3000–4500 eggs,[7] although the total number of eggs depends on the size of the female.[3] The larva hatches from the egg in 14–21 days.[8]
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