Haemaphysalis intermedia
Haemaphysalis intermedia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Superorder: | Parasitiformes |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Subfamily: | Haemaphysalinae |
Genus: | Haemaphysalis |
Species: | H. intermedia |
Binomial name | |
Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909 | |
Synonyms | |
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The Flat-inner-spurred haemaphysalid, (Haemaphysalis intermedia), is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,[2] Ganjam virus, and Nairobi sheep disease virus.[3]
Parasitism
Adults parasitize various wild and domestic mammals. Ticks can be controlled by using cypermethrin.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Nairobi sheep disease virus isolated from Haemaphysalis intermedia ticks collected in Sri Lanka". Journal Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Efcacy of Cypermethrin to Control Haemaphysalis Intermedia Ticks" (PDF). Indian Vet. J. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
External links
- Ganjam virus: a new arbovirus isolated from ticks Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton and Nuttall, 1909 in Orissa, India.]
- Redescription of Cotypes and All Stages of Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton and Nuttall, 1909 (= H. parva Neumann, 1908, Preoccupied) from Ceylon and India (Ixodoidea, Ixodidae)
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