Haemaphysalis bispinosa

Haemaphysalis bispinosa is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Australia, and Indonesia.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus. These ticks was found parasitized by a chalcid Hunterellus sagarensis in these diseased areas.[2][3]

Haemaphysalis bispinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Parasitiformes
Order:
Ixodida
Family:
Ixodidae
Subfamily:
Haemaphysalinae
Genus:
Haemaphysalis
Species:
H. bispinosa
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis bispinosa
Neumann, 1897
Synonyms
  • Haemaphysalis bispinosa bispinosa Santos Dias, 1954
  • Haemaphysalis hispinosa Neumann, 1897 (misapplied name)
  • Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) bispinosa Santos Dias, 1963

Parasitism

Adults parasitize various wild and domestic mammals such as domestic cattle, goats, and sheep and various bird species.[4] It is a potential vector of Bartonella bovis, which causing Bartonellosis.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details : Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. Sreenivasan, M. A.; Rajagopalan, P. K. (1981). "Ixodid ticks on cattle and buffaloes in the Kyasanur forest disease area of Karnataka State [1981]". Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. "a new species of chalcid (hymenoptera : encyrtidae), parasitizing H. bispinosa" (PDF). nhm. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. Hoogstraal, Harry; Lim, Boo-Liat; Anastos, George (1969). "Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) bispinosa Neumann (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae): Evidence for Consideration as an Introduced Species in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo". The Journal of Parasitology. 55 (5): 1075–1077. doi:10.2307/3277178. JSTOR 3277178.
  5. Kho, Kai-Ling; Koh, Fui-Xian; Jaafar, Tariq; Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin; Tay, Sun-Tee (2015). "Prevalence and molecular heterogeneity of Bartonella bovis in cattle and Haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks in Peninsular Malaysia". BMC Veterinary Research. 11: 153. doi:10.1186/s12917-015-0470-1. PMC 4502507. PMID 26179499.


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