Figures 1, 3, and 4 Captions
In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in the caption of Figures 1, 3 and 4. The reason for these mistakes is that more than 35 pictures were reviewed for this publication. A caption was written for each of them, and there was a confusion between the figure and the caption. The mistake for Figure 1 is the mention of “stigmata” in the mouth parts. The mistakes in Figure 3 are that both specimens are showing dorsally (so “ventral view” is incorrect) and that the second image (b) corresponds to a female, not a male. The mistakes in Figure 4 are that the inverted “U shape” should correspond to the genital aperture, not the anus, and that the word “stigmata” appears again. The correct captions appear below.
Figure 1. Ventral view of the oral apparatus of an R. sanguineus s. l. tick. The hypostome shows four rows of teeth as well as the depression of the four joints present in the pedipalp. (a) Photography was carried out with an Axio Zoom V6 microscope. (b) Photography was carried outobtained with an LSM 700 confocal scanning microscope.
Figure 3. Dorsal view of a male tick of R. sanguineus s. l. Observe the basis of the hexagonal-shaped gnathostome, with a complete scutum and the ocelli featuring at each end of the scutum. (a) R. sanguineus s. l. male. Photography was carried out with an Axio Zoom V6 microscope. (b) R. sanguineus s. l. female. Photography obtained with an LSM 700 confocal scanning microscope.
Figure 4. Rear ventral view of a semi-fully engorged female tick of R. sanguineus s. l. Observe the inverted U-shaped genital aperture and the spiracles below the fourth pair of legs. Festoons on the back side of the specimen can be seen. (a,b) Photography obtained with an Axio Zoom V6 microscope. (c) Photography obtained with a laser scanning confocal 700 (LSM 700).
The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.
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