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Checklist for Order Ixodida Sundevall, 1833 (hard ticks)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
46
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
25
41
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
16
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
4
10
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
8
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
3 Families width 33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyommidae Banks, 190719SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick6SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
8 Genera with 33 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1821Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 184410SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Argas) macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas hermanni (Audouin, 1827)⇒ Argas macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas latus Filippova, 1961
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821American dog tick
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi Aeschlimann ..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) senegalensis Koch, 1844

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Benin
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
4
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Ixodida (Sundevall 1833)
Ixodida (Sundevall 1833)


Links, sources and further information
Ixodida at artfakta.se
Ixodida at biodiversity.org.au
Ixodida at dyntaxa.se
Ixodida at gbif.org
Ixodida at itis.gov
Ixodida at marinespecies.org