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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
261
1301
3794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
225
1082
3241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
165
515
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
37
103
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
12
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
3 Families width 138 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)84SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick15SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick39SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
12 Genera with 138 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179426SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick7SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks2SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 196513SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 195211SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 198223SpeciesTaxom
Margaropus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick4SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 193346SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
138 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amblyomma (Cernyomma) breviscutatum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma (Dermiomma) dubitatum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma arcanum Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Amblyomma astrion Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma cohaerens Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Amblyomma gemma Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma inopinatum Santos Dias, 1989
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844South African Tortoise tick
Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909Hard tick
Amblyomma paulopunctatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma personatum Neumann, 1901
Amblyomma pomposum Dönitz, 1909Angolan bont tick
Amblyomma rhinocerotis De Geer, 1778
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma transversale Lucas, 1845Python tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) keiransi Estrada-Peña..., 2003
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas africolumbae Hoogstraal, ..., 1975
Argas arboreus Kaiser, Hoog..., 1964Egyptian heron rookery argasid
Argas brumpti Neumann, 1907
Argas eboris Theiler, 1959
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Boophilus decoloratus (Alessandrini, 1917)⇒ 
Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)⇒ Rhipicephalus australis Fuller, 1899
Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Dermacentor circumguttatus Neumann, 1897
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis aciculifer (Warburton, 1913)⇒ Haemaphysalis rugosa Santos Dias, 1956
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis houyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1915
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis parmata Neumann, 1905
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Haemaphysalis renschi Schulze, 1933Rensch's Indonesian haemaphysalid
Haemaphysalis rugosa Santos Dias, 1956
Haemaphysalis tauffliebi Morel, 1965
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hyalomma truncatum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma glabrum Delpy, 1949
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma impressum transiens (Schulze & Sc..., 1930)⇒ Hyalomma truncatum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma rufipes (Enigk & Grit..., 1952)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Ixodes (Ixodes) festai (Rondelli, 1926)⇒ Ixodes ventalloi Gil Collado, 1936
Ixodes (Ixodes) ventalloi Gil Collado, 1936Rabbit Tick
Ixodes arebiensis Arthur, 1956
Ixodes aulacodi Arthur, 1956
Ixodes auriculaelongae Arthur, 1958
Ixodes brewsterae Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes browningi Arthur, 1956
Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes dawesi Arthur, 1956
Ixodes euplecti Arthur, 1958
Ixodes evansi Arthur, 1956
Ixodes heinrichi Arthur, 1962
Ixodes macfarlanei Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes muniensis Arthur & Burrow, 1957
Ixodes okapiae Arthur, 1956
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes procaviae Arthur & Burrow, 1957
Ixodes rageaui Arthur, 1958
Ixodes rasus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes rubicundus (Neumann, 1904)⇒ Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Ixodes vanidicus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes zairensis Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Margaropus winthemi Karsch, 1879Argentine tick
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) australis Fuller, 1899Australian cattle tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi Aeschlimann ..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Digineus) bursa (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) compositus Neumann, 1897
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) cuspidatus Neumann, 1906
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) distinctus Bedford, 1932Dassie brown tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) duttoni Neumann, 1907Angolan brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) glabroscutatum Du Toit, 1941Smooth brown tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) interventus Walker, Pegr..., 1995
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) jeanneli Neumann, 1913
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) kochi (Dönitz, 1905)⇒ Rhipicephalus jeanneli Neumann, 1913
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) moucheti Morel, 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) oculatus Neumann, 1901Eyed tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pseudolongus (Santos Dias, 1953)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pulchellus (Gerstäcker, 1873)⇒ Rhipicephalus humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) punctatus (Warburton, 1912)⇒ Rhipicephalus distinctus Bedford, 1932
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
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
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simpsoni (Nuttall, 1910)⇒ Rhipicephalus distinctus Bedford, 1932
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sulcatus (Neumann, 1908)⇒ Rhipicephalus turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) ziemanni Neumann, 1904
Rhipicephalus ayrei (Lewis, 1933)⇒ Rhipicephalus compositus Neumann, 1897

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Central Africa
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
4
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
4
39
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
4
84
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