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Haemaphysalis calva Nuttall and Warburton 1915

Description

Haemaphysalis calva Nuttall and Warburton, 1915

This is a rare Oriental species that has been recorded from peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, as well as Indonesia (Hoogstraal and Wassef 1981; Tanskul et al. 1983). It is a parasite predominantly of sambar deer, but has also been recorded from wild pig, palm civet, Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) and water buffalo (Hoogstraal and Wassef 1981).

Adults and nymphs are described in Hoogstraal and Wassef (1981).

Notes

Published as part of Petney, Trevor N., Boulanger, Nathalie, Saijuntha, Weerachai, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Pfeffer, Martin, Eamudomkarn, Chatanun, Andrews, Ross H., Ahamad, Mariana, Putthasorn, Noppadon, Muders, Senta V., Petney, David A. & Robbins, Richard G., 2019, Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia, pp. 1-89 in Zootaxa 4558 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4558.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2613120

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References

  • Hoogstraal, H. & Wassef, H. Y. (1981) Haemaphysalis (Garnhamphysalis) subgen. nov. (Acari: Ixodidae): candidate vector of hematozoa in the Oriental Region. Journal of Protozoology, Garnham Festschrift, Special Publication, 1, 117 - 124.
  • Tanskul, P. L., Stark, H. E. & Inlao, I. (1983) A checklist of ticks of Thailand (Acari: Metastigmata: Ixodoidea). Journal of Medical Entomology, 20, 330 - 341. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / jmedent / 20.3.330