Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia
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Petney, Trevor N.
Author
Boulanger, Nathalie
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Saijuntha, Weerachai
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Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia
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Pfeffer, Martin
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Eamudomkarn, Chatanun
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Andrews, Ross H.
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Ahamad, Mariana
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Putthasorn, Noppadon
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Muders, Senta V.
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Petney, David A.
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Robbins, Richard G.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-18
4558
1
1
89
journal article
28542
10.11646/zootaxa.4558.1.1
5f6ace70-93a7-400c-b58a-a1d2c95d3b53
1175-5326
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Haemaphysalis asiatica
(Supino, 1897)
This is an Oriental species found in tropical and subtropical forests from southern
China
through Lao PDR, peninsular
Malaysia
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
and
Vietnam
(as well as Borneo) (
Hoogstraal and Trapido 1966a
; Saito
et al
. 1971;
Robbins
et al
. 1997
). It is found in humid forests from sea level to
2,100 m
. Hosts of adults include small to large carnivores, especially members of the
Viverridae
(
Hoogstraal and Trapido 1966a
;
Grassman
et al
. 2004
). Immatures have been found on the common tree shrew (
Tupaia glis
), Berdmore’s ground squirrel (
Menetes berdmorei
) (nymphs) and
Rattus
sp. (larvae), as well as various wild carnivores (Saito
et al
. 1971;
Grassman
et al
. 2004
).
The male, female, nymph and larva are described in
Hoogstraal and Trapido (1966a)
.