Hyalomma brevipunctata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Ixodida |
Family: | Ixodidae |
Genus: | Hyalomma |
Species: | H. brevipunctata
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Binomial name | |
Hyalomma brevipunctata Sharif, 1928
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Hyalomma brevipunctata, or Sharif's Indian hyalomma, is a hard-bodied tick of the family Ixodidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [1]
It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals such as cattle, goats, buffaloes, dogs, camels. Rare specimens were collected from humans, blue bull, sambar, and spotted deer. [2] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus. [3]
Male has comma-shaped spiracular plates. Female has an elongate, oval operculum. [2]