Author = Banafshi, Omid
Number of Articles: 1
A record of Haemaphysalis erinacei (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Hedgehog and an identification key for the species of Haemaphysalisoccurring in Iran
Volume 3, Issue 3, Summer 2014, Pages 203-215
https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v3i3.10152
Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Mahdi Salimi, Kourosh Arzamani, Omid Banafshi
Abstract Ticks of the order Ixodida are among the most proficient ectoparasites worldwide. Haemaphysalis is the second largest genus within Ixodidae. Southeast Asia is thought to be the original center of development and dispersal of the genus. Six species of Haemaphysalis, H. concinna, H. erinacei, H. inermis, H. parva, H. punctata and H. sulcata, have been recorded as occurring in Iran. The current paper deals with notes on taxonomy of H. erinacei and provides a provisional key for the identification of Haemaphysalis species that occur in Iran.