Especially note the rectangular basis capitulum and the palpal segments of more or less uniform length and shape. Coxae IV are larger than coxae I. . The anal groove surrounds the anus posteriorly. The hypostome and palpi are short. There is a marked hexagonal angulation in the basal part of the basis capituli.
Festoons are present along the posterior margin.
In the genus Rhipicephalus all of the coxae are of approximately the same size. . Click here for answer .