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Haemaphysalis leachi

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Haemaphysalis leachi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Haemaphysalis
Species:
H. leachi
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis leachi
Audouin, 1826
Synonyms
  • Haemaphysalis humerosoides Santos Dias, 1955
  • Haemaphysalis leachi humerosoides Theiler, 1943
  • Haemaphysalis leachi leachi Neuman, 1911
  • Haemaphysalis leachii King, 1926
  • Haemaphysalis leachii humerosoides Theiler, 1962
  • Haemaphysalis leachii leachii Elbl & Anastos, 1966 (ambiguous synonym)
  • Haemaphysalis leachii leachii Hoogstraal, 1958
  • Haemaphysalis (Feldmaniella) leachi Santos Dias, 1963
  • Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) leachi Hoogstraal, Kohls & Trapido, 19651965
  • Ixodes leachii Audouin, 1826
  • Rhipicephalus leachi Schwetz, 1927 (misapplied name)
  • Rhipidostoma leachi Karsch, 1878
  • Rhipistoma leachi Neumann, 1897
  • Rhipistoma leachii Koch, 1844

Haemaphysalis leachi, the yellow dog tick, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is also known as African dog tick, or simply as dog tick in many parts of the world.[1]

Distribution

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It is rather cosmopolitan species found throughout Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.[2]

Parasitism

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It is an obligate ectoparasite of many wild and domestic mammals such as domestic and wild carnivores, small rodents, and cattle. It is also a potential vector of boutonneuse fever and canine babesiosis.[3]

Lifecycle

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In yellow dog tick lifecycle, it is attached in to three hosts to complete its life cycle. When the host such as a dog starts to scratch, female dog tick starts to produce a dog-repelling allomone, which enable tick to survive on the hosts further time.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Haemaphysalis leachi". Living Naturally and New Moon-Trucke. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ Burger, Ben V.; Marx, Brenda; Le Roux, Maritha; Oelofsen, Burger W. (2006). "Characterization of Dog Repellent Factor from Cuticular Secretion of Female Yellow Dog Tick, Haemaphysalis leachi". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32 (1). Stellenbosch University - Scopus Publications: 125–136. doi:10.1007/s10886-006-9356-9. PMID 16525874. S2CID 1532411. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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