Hyalomma dromedarii

Hyalomma dromedarii is a species of hard-bodied ticks belonging to the family Ixodidae.[1]

Hyalomma dromedarii
Hyalomma dromedarii from Libya. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Parasitiformes
Order:
Ixodida
Family:
Ixodidae
Subfamily:
Hyalomminae
Genus:
Hyalomma
Species:
H. dromedarii
Binomial name
Hyalomma dromedarii
Synonyms
  • Ixodes camelinus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
  • Ixodes arenicola Eichwald, 1830
  • Ixodes trilineatus Lucas, 1836
  • Ixodes cinctus Lucas, 1840 nec Fabricius, 1805
  • Hyalomma yakimovi Olenev, 1931

Description

The dorsal shield (conscutum) of males can reach a length of 3.7–5.78 millimetres (0.146–0.228 in). These hard-bodied ticks are broadly oval in shape. The basic color is yellow- to red-brown.[2]

This species is closely associated with camels, that are the main hosts of the adults, which may also parasitize other domestic animals. Nymphs and larvae are associated with the same hosts, but can also parasitize rodents, hedgehogs and birds.[2]

This species is ascribed with spreading the virus that causes the life-threatening Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.[3] The bites cause the surrounding tissue to die and become necrotic. The dead tissue falls out of the body after a few days. The wounds look very serious, but usually heal without any intervention and do not generally become infected any further.

Distribution

Hyalomma dromedarii is widespread in North Africa, the northern regions of West, Central, and East Africa, Arabia, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and Central and South Asia.[2]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Anthony L. Schuster and Ivan G. Horak The Genus Hyalomma : VII. Redescription of all Parasitic Stages of H.(Euhyalomma) dromedarii and H. (E.) schulzei (Acari: Ixodidae)
  3. Logan TM, Linthicum KJ, Bailey CL, Watts DM, Dohm DJ, Moulton JR Replication of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in four species of ixodid ticks (Acari) infected experimentally


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