Rhipicephalus annulatus

The cattle tick, (Rhipicephalus annulatus), is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Rhipicephalus. It is also known as North American cattle tick, North American Texas fever tick, and Texas fever tick.[1]

Rhipicephalus annulatus
A scanning electron micrograph of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus, from Ghana. A partially engorged female.
A scanning electron micrograph of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus, from Ghana. A partially engorged female.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Parasitiformes
Order:
Ixodida
Family:
Ixodidae
Subfamily:
Rhipicephalinae
Genus:
Rhipicephalus
Species:
R. annulatus
Binomial name
Rhipicephalus annulatus
(Say, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Boophilus annulatus Stiles & Hassall, 1901
  • Boophilus annulatus affinis Minning, 1934
  • Boophilus annulatus calcaratus Lahille, 1905
  • Boophilus balcanicus Minning, 1936
  • Boophilus bovis Curtice, 1891
  • Boophilus calcaratus Lahille, 1905
  • Boophilus calcaratus balcanicus Minning, 1934
  • Boophilus calcaratus calcaratus Minning, 1934
  • Boophilus calcaratus hispanicus Minning, 1935
  • Boophilus calcaratus palestinensis Minning, 1934
  • Boophilus calcaratus persicus Minning, 1936
  • Boophilus decoloratus calcaratus Alessandrini, 1917
  • Boophilus margaropus annulatus Giroud et al., 1963
  • Boophilus palestinensis Kishida, 1939
  • Boophilus persicus Kishida, 1939
  • Boophilus schulzei Minning, 1934
  • Boophilus (Boophilus) calcaratus balcanicus Minning, 1934
  • Boophilus (Boophilus) congolensis Minning, 1934
  • Haemaphysalis rosea Koch, 1844
  • Ixodes annulatus Say, 1821
  • Ixodes bovis Riley, 1869
  • Ixodes calcaratus Birula, 1894
  • Ixodes dugesi Mégnin, 1880 (misapplied name)
  • Ixodes identatus Gamgee, 1897
  • Ixodes indentatus Gamgee, 1869
  • Margaropus annulatus Neumann, 1907
  • Margaropus annulatus annulatus Neumann, 1911
  • Margaropus annulatus calcaratus Newstead, Dutton & Todd, 1907
  • Margaropus annulatus dugesi Castellani & Chalmers, 1919
  • Margaropus bovis Manson, 1907
  • Margaropus calcaratus Castellani & Chalmers, 1910
  • Margaropus dugesi Castellani & Chalmers, 1910
  • Ornithodoros annulatus Grimaldi, 1934 (misapplied name)
  • Rhipicephalus annulatus Neumann, 1897
  • Rhipicephalus annulatus calcarata Neumann, 1904
  • Rhipicephalus annulatus calcaratus Neumann, 1904
  • Rhipicephalus annulatus dugesi Neumann, 1901
  • Rhipicephalus bovis Galli-Valerio, 1901
  • Rhipicephalus calcaratus Birula, 1895
  • Rhipicephalus decoloratus calcaratus Velu, 1922
  • Rhipicephalus dugesi Neumann, 1896
  • Rhipicephalus rosea Salmon & Stiles, 1901
  • Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus Neumann, 1904

Distribution

It shows a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is found in Eritrea, Albania, Algeria, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Guam, Guinea, India, Israel, Jordan, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, and Turkey.[2]

Parasitism

It is an obligate ectoparasite of domestic mammals such as cattle, horse, sheep, dog. It is a potential vector of many babesiosis pathogens like Babesia bigemina, Babesia bovis, and Anaplasma marginale.[3] Its ability to be a vector of babesiosis pathogens was discovered by Theobald Smith and Frederick L. Kilbourne.[4]

Lifecycle

It shows a one-host lifecycle, where all larva, nymphs and adults lives in one host. After eggs hatched, larva crawl in vegetation and blown away with wind. After stick on to a host, larva found in softer parts of the body and then becomes nymph and then to adult after two molts. After sexually matured and mating, female detaches from the host and lay eggs on vegetation. Female dies after ovipositing. Adult has a hexagonal shaped scutum. Male has adanal shields and accessory shields. Anal groove is absent in female, but minute in male.[5]

Control

Babesiasis is one of the major cattle devastating diseases throughout the world. It reduce the meat production, and dairy products as well. Quarantine is the major method of controlling ticks. Sanitation and frequent check for ticks also taken place. Preparations of Nigella sativa are a good method to control ticks.[6]

Rhipicephalus annulatus annulatus male

References
  1. "Species Details : Haemaphysalis minuta Kohls, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Rhipicephalus annulatus Say, 1821". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. "Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus". University of Bristo. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. Mullen, Gary Richard; Durden, Lance A. (2019). Medical and veterinary entomology (3rd ed.). London: Academic press, an imprint of Elsevier. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-12-814043-7.
  5. "Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus" (PDF). Institute for International Corporation In Animal Biologics. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. Aboelhadid, S. M.; Mahran, H. A.; El-Hariri, H. M.; Shokier, K. M. (2016). "Rhipicephalus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae) Control by Nigella sativa, Thyme and Spinosad Preparations". Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 10 (2): 148–158. PMC 4906754. PMID 27308273.


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