Haemaphysalis spinigera

Haemaphysalis spinigera, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.[1] It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals of various rodents, insectivores and monkeys.[2] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,[3] and Kaisodi virus.[4]

Haemaphysalis spinigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Subclass:	Acari
Superorder:	Parasitiformes
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Subfamily:	Haemaphysalinae
Genus:	Haemaphysalis
Species:	H. spinigera
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897
Synonyms
Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) spinigera Hoogstraal & El Kammah, 1972 Haemaphysalis (Robertsalis) spinigera Santos Dias, 1963

References

1. "Species Details : Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
2. "Haemaphysalis spinigera". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
3. "Kyasanur Forest Disease: An Epidemiological View in India". Medical Virology. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
4. Bhatt, PN; Kulkarni, KG; Boshell, J; Rajagopalan, PK; Patil, AP; Goverdhan, MK; Pavri, KM (1966). "Kaisodi virus, a new agent isolated from Haemaphysalis spinigera in Mysore State, South India. I. Isolation of strains". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 15 (6): 958–60. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1966.15.958. PMID 5959110.

External links

• The Mid-Gut Epithelium of the Tick Haemaphysalis Spinigera Neumann 1897
• Relation of Haemaphysalis spinigera larval infection rates and host viremia levels of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus.
• Observation on the Saliva and Salivary Gland Extract of Haemaphysalis spinigera and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sanguineus