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the dorsal sclerotised plate (shield) covering the anterior part of the body in female ixodid ticks (the entire dorsal surface in males); also called the "face"; not to be confused with the dorsal plate on the body of the larvae in most argasid species. Macroscopically. the scutum may bear distinct grooves, the cervical grooves, and ridges, the lateral carinae. In some species the lateral margin of the scutum bears the paired eyes. ...
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