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DURING dissection, of gorged adult females of Hyalomma excavatum, Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.str. and Boophilus annulatus, we noted two hitherto undescribed groups of accessory glands, one on each side of Gene's organ.
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FELDMAN-MUHSAM, B., HAVIVI, Y. Accessory Glands of Gene's Organ in Ticks. Nature 187, 964 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187964a0
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