Haemaphysalis bispinosa

Haemaphysalis bispinosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Haemaphysalis
Species:	H. bispinosa
Binomial name
	Haemaphysalis bispinosa; Neumann, 1897
Synonyms
	Haemaphysalis bispinosa bispinosa Santos Dias, 1954; Haemaphysalis hispinosa Neumann, 1897 (misapplied name); Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) bispinosa Santos Dias, 1963;

Haemaphysalis bispinosa is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Australia, and Indonesia.^[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus. These ticks was found parasitized by a chalcid Hunterellus sagarensis in these diseased areas.^[2]^[3]

Parasitism

Adults parasitize various wild and domestic mammals such as domestic cattle, goats, and sheep and various bird species.^[4] It is a potential vector of Bartonella bovis, which causing Bartonellosis.^[5]

^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ 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.
^ "a new species of chalcid (hymenoptera : encyrtidae), parasitizing H. bispinosa" (PDF). nhm. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ Hoogstraal, Harry; Lim, Boo-Liat; Anastos, George (1969). "Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) bispinosa Neumann (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae): Evidence for Consideration as an Introduced Species in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo". The Journal of Parasitology. 55 (5): 1075–1077. doi:10.2307/3277178. JSTOR 3277178. PMID 5391311.
^ Kho, Kai-Ling; Koh, Fui-Xian; Jaafar, Tariq; Hassan Nizam, Quaza Nizamuddin; Tay, Sun-Tee (2015). "Prevalence and molecular heterogeneity of Bartonella bovis in cattle and Haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks in Peninsular Malaysia". BMC Veterinary Research. 11: 153. doi:10.1186/s12917-015-0470-1. PMC 4502507. PMID 26179499.