Order Ixodidea, Suborder Metastigmata (Part 3)

Genus Haemaphysalis

Inornate

Eyes absent but festoons present

Palps usually short and conical, 2nd articles having conspicous lateral projections

Trochanter of 1st pair of legs bear a dorsal process

Spiracles in female ovoid or comma-shaped; in males ovoid

Ventral surface of male w/out chitinous plates

Species usually small in size

Large number of species occurs in this genus

Inornate

Genus Haemaphysalis (Inornate, Ornate)

Absent

Genus Haemaphysalis Eyes (Absent, Present)

Present

Genus Haemaphysalis Festoons(Absent, Present)

1st pair

The Leg Pair (#) of Genus Haemaphysalis whose Trochanter bears a DORSAL PROCESS

Ovoid or comma-shaped

Genus Haemaphysalis Spiracles in FEMALES shape

Ovoid

Genus Haemaphysalis Spiracles in MALES shape

DOES NOT contain

Genus Haemaphysalis MALES Ventral Surface (DOES contain,

DOES NOT contain) Chitinous plates

Small

Genus Haemaphysalis usual size

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[!!!] Large # of spp. occurs in Genus Haemaphysalis

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi (yellow dog tick)

occurs in africa, Asia and Australia

Yellow Dog Tick

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi other name

Africa, australia, asia

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi occurs in (loc. world)

domestic and wild carnivores, rodents, cattle

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Host

3 host tick

Haemaphysalis leachi leach Tick Classification According to Host #

Head & Body of Host

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi occurs in (loc. in host)

-Canine piroplasmosis (Babesia canis)

-Tick bite fever (Rickettsia conorii)

-Coxiella burnetti

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi transmits this diseases

transovarially

Canine piroplasmosis can be passed

5000 eggs

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Female lays # Egg

3-7 days

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Pre-oviposition period

26-37 days; 20C

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Eggs Hatch (day #; temp)

2-7 days

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Larvae engorge

abt 30 days

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Larvae moult

2-7 days

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Nymph engorge

10-16 days

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Nymphs moult

8-16 days

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Female engorge

6 mos. or longer

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Unfed larvae survives

2 mos. or longer

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Unfed NYMPHS survive

7 mos. or longer

Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Unfed ADULTS survive

Haemaphysalis leachii muhsami

occurs in small carnivores in Ethiopian region

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata

occurs in Europe, Japan, and North Africa

Cattle & other mammals

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Host

Reptiles (Lizards & Snakes)

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata NYMPH & LARVAE are found in what animal

sheep, goat, deer, cattle, horses, rabbits, hedgehog, bat, partridge, missel-thrush, curlew

In Europe, Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata can be found in

wolf & bear

In Asia, Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata it is found in what room

-Babesia bigemina

-Babesia motasi

-Anaplasma marginale

-A. cntrale

-Tick Paralysis of Sheep & Cattle

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata transmits

3000-5000 eggs

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Female lays # egg

38-82 days (14C)

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Larvae hatch (Days, Temp)

4-19 days

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Larvae engorge

14-238; Winter

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Larvae moult (Days, Season)

4-33 days

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Nymphs engorge

7-295, Winter

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Nymphs Moult

6-30 days

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Adult engorge

8 1/2 mos.

Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata Unfed adults survive

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris (rabbit tick)

widely distributed in USA and South America

Rabbit Tick

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris other name

Rabbits, Birds, Small mammals

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris feeds on (animals)

-Q fever

-Rocky mountain spotted fever

-Tularemia (man) [Infection pass through eggs of tick]

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris transmits

3 host tick

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Tick classification accdg. to host

2400 eggs

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Female lays eggs

22-61 days

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Larvae hatch

4-11 days

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Larvae engorge

18-134 days

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Larvae moults

4-11 days

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Nymphs engorge

14-124 days

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Nymphs moults

19-25 days

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Female engorge

1 1/2 years

Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris Unfed Adults survive up to

Haemaphysalis chordeilis (bird tick)

widely distributed in North and South America

Bird tick

Haemaphysalis chordeilis

Tularemia

Haemaphysalis chordeilis transmits

Birds preferred for all stages

Haemaphysalis chordeilis Host (animal)

Turkey & Wild games

In HEAVY INFECTION of Haemaphysalis chordeilis (bird tick), DEATH may occur in _____ & _____

Haemaphysali humerosa

it transmits Q fever in Australia and important in maintaining the infections in bandicoots

Haemaphysalis longicornis (New Zealand tick/Bush Tick)

wide distributrion in throughout east occuring in China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand

New Zealand tick/Bush Tick

Haemaphysalis longicornis other name

China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand

Haemaphysalis longicornis (New Zealand tick/Bush Tick) occurs in (loc. world)

man, cattle, sheep, horse, dog, wild mammals and birds

Haemaphysalis longicornis (New Zealand tick/Bush Tick) Host

3 host tick

Haemaphysalis longicornis Tick classification according

-Theileria spp.

-Coxiella burnetti

Haemaphysalis longicornis Vector of

37-90

Haemaphysalis longicornis Incubation period

3-9 days

Haemaphysalis longicornis larvae engorge

19-22 days

Haemaphysalis longicornis Larvae moult

5-7 days

Haemaphysalis longicornis Nymphs engorge

23-97 days

Haemaphysalis longicornis Nymphs moult

7 days

Haemaphysalis longicornis Female engorge

Haemaphysalis bancrofti (wallaby tick)

occurs on cattle and marsupials in Queensland

Wallaby tick

Haemaphysalis bancrofti

Haemaphysalis bispinosa

occuring in India, Burma, East Africa, malaysia and Thailand

Haemaphysalis inermis

occurs in central Europe

Haemaphysalis parmata

occurs on antelopes and various carnivores in Africa

Genus Dermacentor

Usually ornate

Eyes and festoons present

Coxa 1 bifid and coxa IV of male much larger than coxae I to III

No plates on ventral surface of male

Ornate

Genus Dermacentor (Ornate, Inornate)

Eye & Festoons

Genus Dermacentor STRUCTURES that are PRESENT

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[!!!] Coxa 1 bifid and coxa IV of male much larger than coxae I to III [Genus Dermacentor]

Bifid

Genus Dermacentor COXA I is

NO PLATES

Genus Dermacentor (Has Plates, No Plates) on VENTRAL surface of MALE

Dermacentor reticulatus

Its microhabitat associated w/ thick layer of plant litter

USSR, central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula and limited areas of south-west England

Dermacentor reticulatus has distributed in (loc. world)

Wild & Domestic Mammals

Dermacentor reticulatus is parasitic on (animals)

3-host tick

Dermacentor reticulatus Tick Classification Accdg. to Host #

-B. caballi

-B. equi

-B. canis

Dermacentor reticulatus transmits

2-3 wks.

Dermacentor reticulatus Larvae hatch

2 days or more

Dermacentor reticulatus Larvae engorge

abt 2 wks

Dermacentor reticulatus Larvae moult

several days

Dermacentor reticulatus Nymphs engorge

2-3 wks

Dermacentor reticulatus Nymphs moult

Dermacentor marginatus

distribution more southern than D. reticulatus(Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Canary Island, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan)

American Dog Tick

Dermacentor variabilis other name

Dermacentor variabilis

Common in Dogs in USA

-Rocky mountain spotted fever

-St. Louis Encephalitis

-Anaplasma marginale

-Tularaemia (in man)

Dermacentor variabilis transmits