Dermacentor variabilis

[ vär′ē-ā′bə-lĭs ]

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A tick that transmits tularemia and is the principal vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern US; the American dog tick.

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Words nearby Dermacentor variabilis

The rabbit or hare (lepus variabilis) abounds in the valley of the Amoor and generally throughout Siberia.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
Among these were Myophoria lineata, which is often confounded with Trigonia, and Stellispongia variabilis.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
It is caused by the bites of Dermacentor venustus and was experimentally produced in lambs and a dog (Hadwen and Nuttall, 1913).
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Dermacentor variabilis is a common dog tick of the eastern United States.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

Banks has designated it as Dermacentor venustus and this name is used in the publications of the Bureau of Entomology.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley