Published January 31, 2024 | Version v1
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Haemaphysalis inermis Birula 1895

  • 1. National Genetic Laboratory, 2 Zdrave Str., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria, e-mail: yanagradinarova @ abv. bg

Description

Haemaphysalis inermis Birula, 1895 (Fig. 2)

Material examined: Sakar Mts, NE of Planinovo Vill., 41°58'32.5"N 26°23'11.8"E, 333 m a.s.l., 02.v.2021, edge of oak forest, 1 ♀ (BFUS- ACR000015), on clothing, Y. Petrova leg.; Sakar Mts, the road between Ustrem and Radovets Villages, 41°58.388’N 26°28.983’E, 216 m a.s.l., edge of mixed forest, roadside vegetation, 14.iv.2023, 1 ♂ (BFUS- ACR000016), on clothing, D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg.

Notes: According to Georgieva & Gecheva (2013), Hae. inermis is rare species, distributed in Southern Bulgaria. In previous studies it was reported from Sofia, Petrich, Rila Mts, Kardzhali region and localities along the Black Sea coast (Trifonov 1975, Georgieva & Gecheva 2013). Recently this species has been found in Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts (Arnaudov & Georgiev 2022). Typical habitats of Hae. inermis are deciduous and mixed forests (Guglielmone et al. 2014 a, Estrada-Peñа et al. 2017), which is also confirmed by our findings of this species.

Notes

Published as part of Kolarova, Nevena, Gradinarov, Denis & Petrova, Yana, 2024, Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida) in Sakar Mountains, SE Bulgaria, pp. 20-31 in ZooNotes 2024 (S 15) on page 21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13257667

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BFUS-
Material sample ID
ACR000015 , ACR000016
Event date
2021-05-02 , 2023-04-14
Verbatim event date
2021-05-02 , 2023-04-14
Scientific name authorship
Birula
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Ixodida
Family
Ixodidae
Genus
Haemaphysalis
Species
inermis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Haemaphysalis inermis Birula, 1895 sec. Kolarova, Gradinarov & Petrova, 2024

References

  • Georgieva, G. & Gecheva, G. (2013) Fauna Bulgarica. 32. Acari. Ordo Ixodida, familia Ixodidae. Editio Academica Professor Marin Drinov, Sofia, 226 pp. (in Bulgarian).
  • Trifonov, T. (1975) The Ixodes fauna along the southern Black Sea littoral. Veterinarnomeditsinski Nauki, 12 (5): 70 - 79 (in Bulgarian, English Summary).
  • Arnaudov, A. & Georgiev, D. (2022) Ixodid ticks in Sarnena Sredna Gora - published data and new records. In: Georgiev, D., Bechev, D. & Yancheva, V. (Eds.) Fauna of Sarnena Sredna Gora Mts, Part 3. ZooNotes, Supplement 11, Plovdiv University Press, pp. 46 - 52.
  • Guglielmone, A. A., Robbins, R. G., Apanaskevich, D. A., Petney, T. N., Estrada-Pena, A. & Horak, I. G. (2014 a) Part II. The Genus Haemaphysalis. Individual Species Accounts. In: The Hard Ticks of the World. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 225 - 369.
  • Estrada-Pena, A. Mihalca, A. D. & Petney, T. N. (2017) Ticks of Europe and North Africa: A Guide to Species Identification. Springer, 404 pp.