Results:

ThreePotentialvectors:
1. Ornithodoroscoriaceus
2. Ixodespacificus
3. Aedesvexans

GloriaKleinInsectSpecimensNote:Photostakenfromcollectedspecimens
Specimen#1Ixodesscapularis

Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Ventralsurfacemostlycoveredbysevenchitinous,non
salientplates;analplatelimitedbydistinctgrooveextendinganteriorlyaroundanus;analgrooveextended
tohindmargin;scutuminornate;eyesandfestoonsabsent.Scutumwithposterolateralmarginsconvex.
Lateralcarinaeonscutumfaint.Cornuapresentanddistinct.
Specimen#2Ornithodoroscoriaceus

Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Hypostomeofvariousformsbutneverscooplike;associated
withmanydifferenttypesofanimals,includingbats.Integumentofadultsandnymphsessentiallyalike,
mammillatedortuberculatedandlackingspines;hypostomeofvariousformsinnymphsandadultsbutnot
vestigial.Lackingadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventralsurfaces.Eyespresent.Dorsalhumps
ontarsiIpresent.Dorsoventralgroovespresent,capitulumsubapical.Cheeksabsent.

Specimen#3Dermacentornitens

Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Mediumsized.Ventralsurfaceeitherwithoutplates;
postanalgroovedistinctbutnotextendinganteriorlyaroundtheanus.Scutumornate,andeyespresent.
Elevenfestoons.Palpsshort,aboutaslongasbasiscapituli;palpalarticle2aboutaslongasbroad,butnot
angularatsides(notextendedlaterally).Basiscapitulinotextendedlaterally.Withouttwolong,sharp
spursoncoxaeIV.Noventralplaques.Adanalplatesabsent.Spiracularplatesoval,withoutdorsal
prolongationandwithgobletsfewandlarge.SpursoncoxaIwithproximaledgesparalleloronlyalittle
divergent.
Specimen#4Argaspersicus

Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Withadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventral
surfaces.Postpalpalhairspresent;overallbodyverylarge;flattenedmarginshavingquadrangularplates;
hypostomeapicallynotched.
Specimen#5Ixodespacificus

Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Ventralsurfacemostlycoveredbysevenchitinous,non
salientplates;analplatelimitedbydistinctgrooveextendinganteriorlyaroundanus;analgrooveextended

tohindmargin;scutuminornate;eyesandfestoonsabsent.Cornuaabsent.Scutumlackingagroupofdeep,
distinctpunctationsneartheposteriormargin.Lateralcarinaeonscutumabsent.Scutumapproaching
circular.Auriculaenotretrograde;indefiniteorabsent;whenpresent,asroundedlateralextensions.Internal
spuronCoxaIlong.Hypostomewithfiles3extendingformorethanhalfthelength,files4,5,and6
present.

Specimen#6Psorophoracolumbiae

Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaepresent.Prespiracularsetaepresent;paletransverse
bandsorlateralpatches,whenpresent,apicalonabdominalterga.Wingdarkandpalescalesonallveins;
femorawithmoreorlessdistinctnarrowsubapicalbandofpalescales.Hindtarsomere1withpalescaled
bandsatbaseandmiddle;palewingscalesinnodefinitepattern
Specimen#7Aedesalbopictus

Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom

above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomentaperingtoapointindorsalview,tergawithbasolateralpatchesofsilveryscales.Proboscis
lackingdefinitepalescaledbandnearmiddle.Hindtarsomerespalescaledonlyonbasalpartofsegment.
Hindtarsomereswithpalebands.
Specimen#8Culexpipens

Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomenbluntlyroundedindorsalview,tergawithbasoorapicolateralpatchesofpalewhiteordingy
yellowscales,neversilvery;scutumwithotherpatternofscales.Probosciswithoutcompletedistinctring
ofpalescales.Basalpalebandsonabdominaltergaroundedposteriorly,withmarkedsublateral
constrictions,narrowlyjoinedtolargelateralpalepatches;scutumwithoutpalescaledspots
Specimen#9Aedesvexans

Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomentaperingtoapointindorsalview,tergawithbasolateralpatchesofsilveryscales.Basalpale
bandsonabdominaltergaIIVIwith2posteriorlobes,tergumVIImostlydarkscaled;lowermesepimeral
setaeabsent.Basalpalebandsofhindtarsomeresnarrow,0.2orlessthanlengthofsegment2.Scutumwith
scalemarkingsnotinlyreshape.Proboscislackingdefinitepalescaledbandnearmiddle.Hindtarsomeres
palescaledonlyonbasalpartofsegment.Hindtarsomereswithpalebands.
RoyceWilcoxObservedSpecimensNote:Nopicturesweretaken
Specimen#1Psorophoracolumbiae
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaepresent.Prespiracularsetaepresent;paletransverse
bandsorlateralpatches,whenpresent,apicalonabdominalterga.Wingdarkandpalescalesonallveins;
femorawithmoreorlessdistinctnarrowsubapicalbandofpalescales.Hindtarsomere1withpalescaled
bandsatbaseandmiddle;palewingscalesinnodefinitepattern

Specimen#2Aedesvexans
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomentaperingtoapointindorsalview,tergawithbasolateralpatchesofsilveryscales.Basalpale
bandsonabdominaltergaIIVIwith2posteriorlobes,tergumVIImostlydarkscaled;lowermesepimeral
setaeabsent.Basalpalebandsofhindtarsomeresnarrow,0.2orlessthanlengthofsegment2.Scutumwith
scalemarkingsnotinlyreshape.Proboscislackingdefinitepalescaledbandnearmiddle.Hindtarsomeres
palescaledonlyonbasalpartofsegment.Hindtarsomereswithpalebands.
Specimen#3Ixodespacificus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Ventralsurfacemostlycoveredbysevenchitinous,non
salientplates;analplatelimitedbydistinctgrooveextendinganteriorlyaroundanus;analgrooveextended
tohindmargin;scutuminornate;eyesandfestoonsabsent.Cornuaabsent.Scutumlackingagroupofdeep,
distinctpunctationsneartheposteriormargin.Lateralcarinaeonscutumabsent.Scutumapproaching
circular.Auriculaenotretrograde;indefiniteorabsent;whenpresent,asroundedlateralextensions.Internal
spuronCoxaIlong.Hypostomewithfiles3extendingformorethanhalfthelength,files4,5,and6
present.
Specimen#4Argaspersicus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Withadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventral
surfaces.Postpalpalhairspresent;overallbodyverylarge;flattenedmarginshavingquadrangularplates;
hypostomeapicallynotched.
Specimen#5Ornithodoroscoriaceus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Hypostomeofvariousformsbutneverscooplike;associated
withmanydifferenttypesofanimals,includingbats.Integumentofadultsandnymphsessentiallyalike,
mammillatedortuberculatedandlackingspines;hypostomeofvariousformsinnymphsandadultsbutnot
vestigial.Lackingadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventralsurfaces.Eyespresent.Dorsalhumps
ontarsiIpresent.Dorsoventralgroovespresent,capitulumsubapical.Cheeksabsent.RachelBrady

ObservedSpecimensNote:Nopicturesweretaken
Specimen#1Ixodespacificus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Ventralsurfacemostlycoveredbysevenchitinous,non
salientplates;analplatelimitedbydistinctgrooveextendinganteriorlyaroundanus;analgrooveextended
tohindmargin;scutuminornate;eyesandfestoonsabsent.Cornuaabsent.Scutumlackingagroupofdeep,
distinctpunctationsneartheposteriormargin.Lateralcarinaeonscutumabsent.Scutumapproaching
circular.Auriculaenotretrograde;indefiniteorabsent;whenpresent,asroundedlateralextensions.Internal
spuronCoxaIlong.Hypostomewithfiles3extendingformorethanhalfthelength,files4,5,and6
present.
Specimen#2Culexpipens
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomenbluntlyroundedindorsalview,tergawithbasoorapicolateralpatchesofpalewhiteordingy
yellowscales,neversilvery;scutumwithotherpatternofscales.Probosciswithoutcompletedistinctring
ofpalescales.Basalpalebandsonabdominaltergaroundedposteriorly,withmarkedsublateral
constrictions,narrowlyjoinedtolargelateralpalepatches;scutumwithoutpalescaledspots
Specimen#3Ornithodoroscoriaceus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Hypostomeofvariousformsbutneverscooplike;associated
withmanydifferenttypesofanimals,includingbats.Integumentofadultsandnymphsessentiallyalike,
mammillatedortuberculatedandlackingspines;hypostomeofvariousformsinnymphsandadultsbutnot
vestigial.Lackingadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventralsurfaces.Eyespresent.Dorsalhumps
ontarsiIpresent.Dorsoventralgroovespresent,capitulumsubapical.Cheeksabsent.
Specimen#4Dermacentornitens
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Mediumsized.Ventralsurfaceeitherwithoutplates;
postanalgroovedistinctbutnotextendinganteriorlyaroundtheanus.Scutumornate,andeyespresent.

Elevenfestoons.Palpsshort,aboutaslongasbasiscapituli;palpalarticle2aboutaslongasbroad,butnot
angularatsides(notextendedlaterally).Basiscapitulinotextendedlaterally.Withouttwolong,sharp
spursoncoxaeIV.Noventralplaques.Adanalplatesabsent.Spiracularplatesoval,withoutdorsal
prolongationandwithgobletsfewandlarge.SpursoncoxaIwithproximaledgesparalleloronlyalittle
divergent.
Specimen#5Aedesvexans
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomentaperingtoapointindorsalview,tergawithbasolateralpatchesofsilveryscales.Basalpale
bandsonabdominaltergaIIVIwith2posteriorlobes,tergumVIImostlydarkscaled;lowermesepimeral
setaeabsent.Basalpalebandsofhindtarsomeresnarrow,0.2orlessthanlengthofsegment2.Scutumwith
scalemarkingsnotinlyreshape.Proboscislackingdefinitepalescaledbandnearmiddle.Hindtarsomeres
palescaledonlyonbasalpartofsegment.Hindtarsomereswithpalebands.
Specimen#6Triatomarecurva
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Mouthpartshaustellate,composedofgreatlyelongatebristlesenclosedinjointedlabium.Mesothoracic
wingwithdefiniteveins,oftenreducedinsizebutneverfused;metathoracicwing,foldedlongitudinally.
Mesothoracicwinghorny,leathery,orparchmentlike;atleastatbase,anddistinctlydifferentintextureof
membranefromthemetathoracicwing.Mesothroacicwingsnotreducedtocluborpaddleshapedknobs
thatprojectoutfrombody;metathoracicwingotherwisedeveloped;metathoraxmaybeenlargedbutnever
asmuchasabove.Twopairsofwingpresentandmoveableuponthethorax,withlotsofveins.
Mesothoracicwinggreatlymodifiedtoformleathery,veinlesselytron.Antennainsertedmidwaybetween
eyeandtipofhead;beakslenderandstraight.Forewingdark.Thoraxwithoutcrest.About114inchlong;
connexivumpale.AlanCalhounCollectedSpecimensNote:Nopicturesweretaken
Specimen#1Dermacentornitens
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Mediumsized.Ventralsurfaceeitherwithoutplates;
postanalgroovedistinctbutnotextendinganteriorlyaroundtheanus.Scutumornate,andeyespresent.
Elevenfestoons.Palpsshort,aboutaslongasbasiscapituli;palpalarticle2aboutaslongasbroad,butnot
angularatsides(notextendedlaterally).Basiscapitulinotextendedlaterally.Withouttwolong,sharp
spursoncoxaeIV.Noventralplaques.Adanalplatesabsent.Spiracularplatesoval,withoutdorsal
prolongationandwithgobletsfewandlarge.SpursoncoxaIwithproximaledgesparalleloronlyalittle

divergent.
Specimen#2Argaspersicus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Withadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventral
surfaces.Postpalpalhairspresent;overallbodyverylarge;flattenedmarginshavingquadrangularplates;
hypostomeapicallynotched.
Specimen#3Culexpipens
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Ccontinuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomenbluntlyroundedindorsalview,tergawithbasoorapicolateralpatchesofpalewhiteordingy
yellowscales,neversilvery;scutumwithotherpatternofscales.Probosciswithoutcompletedistinctring
ofpalescales.Basalpalebandsonabdominaltergaroundedposteriorly,withmarkedsublateral
constrictions,narrowlyjoinedtolargelateralpalepatches;scutumwithoutpalescaledspots
Specimen#4Aedesvexans
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Onlymesothoracicwingsfullydeveloped;metathoracicwingssometimespresentasstubsorcompletely
absentMesothoracicwingnothorny,leathery,orparchmentlike,usuallymembranousandtranspartent,but
maybecoveredwithscalesorhairlikesetaeorpigmented;alwaysessentiallysimilarintextureof
membranetometathoracicwingwhenlatterispresent.Pronotumgreatlyreduced,usuallyinvisiblefrom
above,andatmostrepresentedbynarrowtransversenecklikearea;mouthpartshaustellate,enclosedina
nonsegmentedlabiumorgreatlyreduced;abdomenwithoutapicalprocesses.Proboscislong,extendingfar
beyondclypeus;scalespresentonwingveinsandwingmargin,usuallyalsoonbody.Wingsusuallylong
andnarrow,orifbroadnotpointedapically,andnotdenselyhairalthoughscalesmayliealongthewing
veinsorwingmargin;Rswith3orfewerbranches,M2branched.Continuingaroundwingtip,through
oftenweakerbehind.Wingsnarrow,withextensivevenation.Antennaenormalsized(not3xaslongas
bodyormore)with6freelyarticulatedsegments;ocellipresent;verycommon.MesonotumwithoutV
shapedsuture;legslongandthin.Palpswith5segments.Rs4branched.Proboscisnotsolongandonly
slightlyrecurved;WingboarderroundedatapexofveinCu2.Scutellumtrilobed,withsetaein3distinct
groups;maxillarypalpusshorterthanproboscis.Mesopostnotumwithoutsetae;baseofhindcoxadistinctly
ventraltobaseofmesomeron.Postspiracularsetaeabsent.PrespiracularandveinScsetaeabsent.Apexof
abdomentaperingtoapointindorsalview,tergawithbasolateralpatchesofsilveryscales.Basalpale
bandsonabdominaltergaIIVIwith2posteriorlobes,tergumVIImostlydarkscaled;lowermesepimeral

setaeabsent.Basalpalebandsofhindtarsomeresnarrow,0.2orlessthanlengthofsegment2.Scutumwith
scalemarkingsnotinlyreshape.Proboscislackingdefinitepalescaledbandnearmiddle.Hindtarsomeres
palescaledonlyonbasalpartofsegment.Hindtarsomereswithpalebands.
Specimen#5Triatomarecurva
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Onepairofwingspresent,moveableuponthethorax,withmorethanonevein.
Mouthpartshaustellate,composedofgreatlyelongatebristlesenclosedinjointedlabium.Mesothoracic
wingwithdefiniteveins,oftenreducedinsizebutneverfused;metathoracicwing,foldedlongitudinally.
Mesothoracicwinghorny,leathery,orparchmentlike;atleastatbase,anddistinctlydifferentintextureof
membranefromthemetathoracicwing.Mesothroacicwingsnotreducedtocluborpaddleshapedknobs
thatprojectoutfrombody;metathoracicwingotherwisedeveloped;metathoraxmaybeenlargedbutnever
asmuchasabove.Twopairsofwingpresentandmoveableuponthethorax,withlotsofveins.
Mesothoracicwinggreatlymodifiedtoformleathery,veinlesselytron.Antennainsertedmidwaybetween
eyeandtipofhead;beakslenderandstraight.Forewingdark.Thoraxwithoutcrest.About114inchlong;
connexivumpale.
Specimen#6Cimexhemipterus
Threepairsofwalkinglegs.Pronotumdistinct,welldeveloped,andusuallyatleastaslongasmesonotum
middorsally;mouthpartsusuallycomposedofelongatedbristlesheldinasegmentedbeak;palpusabsent.
Lasttarsomere(pretarus)notbladderlike;withdistinctclaw.Mouthpartsnotintheformofacoiled
proboscis;bodyrarelycoveredwithsmall,nonoverlappingscales.Mouthpartshaustellate,frequently
hidden,but,inthatcase,palps,ifpresent,notsegmented.Trachealgillsentirelyabsent.Labiumwithout
mediantransversehingeandnotfoldedasamaskoverremainingmouthparts.Analandmouthopenings
preset;bodynotmummylike;appendagesfreeandfunctional;Externalgenitaliadevelopedatmostas
broad,thick,nonarticulatinglobes;externalwingpadspresent,atleastascaudolateralprolongationsof
mesonotumandmetanotum;appendageswelldeveloped.Bodybroadlyoval.Fringehairsonpronotum
shorterthanwidthofeye.4thantennalsegmentshorterthan3rd.Middlecoxaewidelyseparatedbeaknot
reaching2ndcoxa.Pronotumwithanteriormarginmoderatelyexcavated.
Specimen#7Ixodespacificus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Scutumpresent;sometimesventralshieldpresent;mouthparts
ofadultprominentfromabove;pulvilluspresent.Ventralsurfacemostlycoveredbysevenchitinous,non
salientplates;analplatelimitedbydistinctgrooveextendinganteriorlyaroundanus;analgrooveextended
tohindmargin;scutuminornate;eyesandfestoonsabsent.Cornuaabsent.Scutumlackingagroupofdeep,
distinctpunctationsneartheposteriormargin.Lateralcarinaeonscutumabsent.Scutumapproaching
circular.Auriculaenotretrograde;indefiniteorabsent;whenpresent,asroundedlateralextensions.Internal
spuronCoxaIlong.Hypostomewithfiles3extendingformorethanhalfthelength,files4,5,and6
present.
Specimen#8Ornithodoroscoriaceus
Female.Fourpairsofwalkinglegs.Abdomenwelldeveloped,notconstrictedordistinctlysegmented.
Bodywithouthair.Hallersorganpresent.Noscutum.Noventralshield;mouthpartsofadultnotprominent
fromabove;pulvillusnotpresentinadults.Hypostomeofvariousformsbutneverscooplike;associated
withmanydifferenttypesofanimals,includingbats.Integumentofadultsandnymphsessentiallyalike,
mammillatedortuberculatedandlackingspines;hypostomeofvariousformsinnymphsandadultsbutnot
vestigial.Lackingadefinitesuturallineseparatingdorsalandventralsurfaces.Eyespresent.Dorsalhumps
ontarsiIpresent.Dorsoventralgroovespresent,capitulumsubapical.Cheeksabsent.

Gloria
Klein
Royce
Wilcox
Rachel
Brady
Alan
Calhoun

TOTAL:

scapularis Ixodes

Vector
Identificati
on

r nitens Dermacento

coriaceus Ornithodoros

x
x

x
x

4
3

persicus Argas
x

pacifcus Ixodes

x
x

columbiae Psorophora

x
x
x
x

x
x
x
x
x
x

3
4
3
4
2
1

albopictus Aedes

vexans Aedes

x
x

hemipterus Cimex

recurva Triatoma

Culex pipens

x
x