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Male Aphagy in Hard Ticks of the Subfamily Ixodinae

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Analysis of available material on the structure of mouthparts, salivary glands, and behavior in two main groups of hard ticks (Prostriata and Metastriata), together with the analysis of molecular-genetic data, enlightening the initial stages of the evolution of hard ticks from a new side, allowed the author to assume a hypothesis on the secondary character of aphagy in males of the subfamily Ixodinae (genus Ixodes). Formation of aphagy in correlation with some other factors allowed representatives of the subfamily to reach evolutionary success comparable with that observed in representatives of other genera of Ixodidae (group Metastriata).

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The work was performed within the frame of the state theme “Elaboration of the modern basis of taxonomy and phylogenetics of parasitic and bloodsucking arthropods” (reg. no. АААА-А19-119020790133-6).

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Leonovich, S.A. Male Aphagy in Hard Ticks of the Subfamily Ixodinae. Entmol. Rev. 102, 726–736 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873822050141

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