View of a mated A. variegatum female. (A) Ventral view of a semi-engorged A. variegatum female with an ectospermatophore attached near to its gonopore shortly after copulation (0.78×). (B) Dorsal view of a partially fed A. variegatum female with a round alloscutum (0.78×). (C) Dorsal view of an endospermatophore contained in the seminal receptacle of a semi-engorged A. variegatum female (2.5×). (D) Close-up of the endospermatophore dissected a few minutes after the female mated with a male (2.5×). Cc: cement cone; O: ovary; Ooc: oocytes; Rs: rectal sac; Sac: scutum/ alloscutum/conscutum (in the female tick); Sr: seminal receptacle; Sp: spiracular plates; Tr: tracheae; black triangle: anal pore; pink triangle: gonopore; red triangle: ectospermatophore.