Identity, Distribution, and Hosts of Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) indica Warburton (Resurrected) (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae), a Carnivore Parasite of the Indian Subregion
1970; American Society of Parasitologists; Volume: 56; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3277527
ISSN1937-2345
Autores Tópico(s)Dermatological diseases and infestations
ResumoHaemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) indica Warburton (resurrected), a distinctive member of the H. (R.) canestrinii/leachi group, is described from males, females, nymphs, and larvae taken between sea level and 1,500 ft altitude in eastern West Pakistan, India, and Ceylon, and the terai of southern Nepal. The preferred hosts of adults appear to be mongooses. The jackal, fox, ratel, and domestic dog, and presumably the civet and leopard, are also parasitized. Immature stages were taken from mongooses and the ratel, civet, jackal, fox, leopard, and house shrew. Adult and immature stages sometimes infest a single host. The related H. (R.) canestrinii occurs in some of the same habitats occupied by H. (R.) indica, but preferred hosts of its adult stage appear to be larger carnivores. We have no records of the 2 species from a single host and none of H. (R.) canestrinii adults and immature stages parasitizing the same host. The neighborhood of Lahore city is particularly suitable for a comparative study of the biological features and epidemiological relationships of these two tick species. Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) indica Warburton, a distinctive member of the H. (R.) canestrinii/leachi group, is redescribed from adult and immature-stage samples from lowland areas in the Indian Subregion. This previously confused taxon has long been indiscriminately used, usually incorrectly, for tick samples from Asia and Africa. Although particularly easy to identify, its biology, ecology, life cycle, and disease relationships are much in need of study. Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) indica Warburton Indian small carnivore haemaphysalid
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