Dorsal view of a fed and mated A. variegatum male. (A) Dorsal view of a fully repleted A. variegatum male with a rounded conscutum (1.25×). (B) Scutum dissection: dorsal view of a fed A. variegatum male with folded conscutum, immersed in PBS (1.6×). (C) Midgut dissection: A. variegatum male with the entire gut removed (1.6×). (D) Salivary glands dissection: A. variegatum male with the paired salivary glands removed (2.5×). Arg: accessory reproductive glands; Cc: cement cone; Ct: connective tissue; Div: diverticulum; Mro: male reproductive organs excluding testes; Mt: Malpighian tubules; Rs: rectal sac; Sac: scutum/alloscutum/conscutum (in the male tick); Sg: salivary glands; St: stomach; Sv: seminal vesicle; Sy: synganglion; T: testes; Tr: tracheae.