female lone star tick

The female lone star tick is more roundest and has single, white spot in the center of it's body. The male, also round, has a chestnut brown color with no distinguishing markings. The nymph is a uniform light brown color and round in comparison to the deer tick.
The female dog tick is oblong with white markings on the dorsal shield. The abdomen is dark brown. The male has white markings over the entire body. The nymph is oblong and a solid dark brown in color.