Folia Parasitologica 55[1] 61-74 (2008) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.009

The genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. IV. Redescription of all parasitic stages of H. (Euhyalomma) lusitanicum Koch, 1844 and the adults of H. (E.) franchinii Tonelli Rondelli, 1932 (Acari: Ixodidae) with a first description of its immature stages

Dmitry A. Apanaskevich1, Maria Margarida Santos-Silva2, Ivan G. Horak3
1 United States National Tick Collection, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8056, USA
2 Centre for Vector and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Av. Padre Cruz, 1649-016 Lisbon, Portugal
3 Division of Parasitology, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa, and Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa

Hyalomma (Euhyalomma) lusitanicum Koch, 1844 and Hyalomma (Euhyalomma) franchinii Tonelli Rondelli, 1932 are amongst the most poorly studied of those species within the genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844 that are restricted to the Mediterranean region. No comprehensive morphological study has been done to date, and the immature stages of H. (E.) franchinii have not been described. Here all the parasitic stages of H. (E.) lusitanicum and the adults of H. (E.) franchinii are redescribed, and the immature stages of the latter species are described for the first time. Data on hosts, geographic distribution and disease relationships are provided.

Keywords: Hyalomma (Euhyalomma) lusitanicum, Hyalomma (Euhyalomma) franchinii, systematics, male, female, nymph, larva, distribution, hosts

Received: May 23, 2007; Accepted: July 23, 2007; Published: March 1, 2008  Show citation

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Apanaskevich, D.A., Santos-Silva, M.M., & Horak, I.G. (2008). The genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. IV. Redescription of all parasitic stages of H. (Euhyalomma) lusitanicum Koch, 1844 and the adults of H. (E.) franchinii Tonelli Rondelli, 1932 (Acari: Ixodidae) with a first description of its immature stages. Folia Parasitologica, 55(1), 61-74. doi: 10.14411/fp.2008.009
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