Fig. 1: Ornithodoros capensis, dorsal. Fig. 2: Ornithodoros capensis, ventral; capitulum, hood (h), cheeks (c), and genital opening (go). Fig. 3: Ixodid male, dorsal; scutum (s). Fig. 4: Ixodid female, dorsal. Fig. 5: Ixodid male, ventral; coxae (ex), spiracle (sp). Fig. 6: Ixodid female, ventral; anus (a), anal groove (ag). Fig. 7: Aponomma sphenodonti ventral; festoons (f). Fig. 8: Haemaphysalis bispinosa, female capitulum, ventral (L) and dorsal (R); chelicera (ch), hypostome (hy), sheath (sh), palpal segments (2, 3). Fig. 9: Aponomma sphenodonti, female capitulum. Fig. 10: Ixodes uriae male, posterior margin, ventral. Fig. 11: Ixodes anatis male, genital opening, pre-genital plate (pg), coxal spur (cs). Fig. 12: Ixodes auritulus zealandicus male; pre-genital and jugal (j) plates. Fig. 13: Ixodid male, ventral; diverging anal groove. Fig. 14: Ixodid male, ventral; converging anal groove. Fig. 15: Ixodes uriae, female capitulum. Fig. 16: Ixodes anatis, female capitulum. Fig. 17: Ixodes auritulus zealandicus female capitulum; auricua (au), cornua (co), palpal spur (ps). Fig. 18: Ixodes eudyptidis, female capitulum; porose area (po).