Haemaphysalis intermedia

Haemaphysalis intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Haemaphysalis
Species:
H. intermedia
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis intermedia
Synonyms
  • Haemaphysalis bispinosa intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909
  • Haemaphysalis parva Neumann, 1908 (misapplied name)
  • Haemaphysalis (Haemaphysalis) intermedia Hoogstraal, 1971
  • Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) intermedia Hoogstraal, in litt. (published 1998)

Haemaphysalis intermedia, the flat-inner-spurred haemaphysalid, 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]

  1. ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ Sreenivasan, M. A.; Rajagopalan, P. K. (1981). "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.
  3. ^ Perera, L. P; Peiris, J. S. M; Weilgama, D. J; Calisher, C. H; Shope, R. E (2016). "Nairobi sheep disease virus isolated from Haemaphysalis intermedia ticks collected in Sri Lanka". Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 90 (1): 91–93. doi:10.1080/00034983.1996.11813031. PMID 8729633.