Haemaphysalis leachi

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]

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

Distribution

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

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

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
  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. Stellenbosch University - Scopus Publications. 32 (1): 125–136. doi:10.1007/s10886-006-9356-9. PMID 16525874. S2CID 1532411. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


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