Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae,Ixodidae) of China |
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Authors: | Ze Chen Xiaojun Yang Fengju Bu Xiaohong Yang Xiaolong Yang Jingze Liu |
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Institution: | (1) College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, 050016 Shijiazhuang, China; |
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Abstract: | This paper presents results of an investigation and listing of tick species found in China during a survey in all 28 provinces.
This will be a step towards a definitive list of tick species and their distribution. To date, the tick fauna of this area
consists of 117 species in the following families: Argasidae-Argas (7 species), Carios (4 species) and Ornithodoros (2 species); Ixodidae-Amblyomma (8 species), Anomalohimalaya (2 species), Dermacentor (12 species), Haemaphysalis (44 species), Hyalomma (6 species), Ixodes (24 species) and Rhipicephalus (8 species). Some well known ticks carrying and transmitting many infectious agents to man and domestic animals are also
found in China. These include Ixodes
persulcatus, Haemaphysalis
longicornis, Rhipicephalus
sanguineus, R. (Boophilus) microplus and Hyalomma
asiaticum. It is worth mentioning that Ixodes rangtangensis Teng and Haemaphysalis xinjiangensis Teng should be relegated to a synonym of I. moschiferi and Hae. danieli, respectively. The distribution of ticks over the provinces of China is also discussed. The information on ticks in some
areas such as Henan is not exhaustive. |
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