Haemaphysalis leachi

Haemaphysalis leachi
Scientific 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Haemaphysalis leachi". Living Naturally and New Moon-Trucke. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ 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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[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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