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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
171
709
1679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
116
339
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
26
64
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
12
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
3 Families width 115 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)72SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick11SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
12 Genera with 115 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179423SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks2SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 198220SpeciesTaxom
Margaropus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1962Soft-bodied Tick3SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 193340SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
115 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblyomma (Cernyomma) breviscutatum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma (Dermiomma) dubitatum Neumann, 1899
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 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 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 eboris Theiler, 1959
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Boophilus decoloratus (Alessandrini, 1917)⇒ 
Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)⇒ Rhipicephalus australis Fuller, 1899
Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Dermacentor circumguttatus Neumann, 1897
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
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 parmata Neumann, 1905
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Haemaphysalis renschi Schulze, 1933Rensch's Indonesian haemaphysalid
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 impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
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 macfarlanei Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes muniensis Arthur & Burrow, 1957
Ixodes okapiae Arthur, 1956
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes procaviae Arthur & Burrow, 1957
Ixodes rasus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes rubicundus (Neumann, 1904)⇒ Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
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
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) distinctus Bedford, 1932Dassie brown 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) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
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) 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) ziemanni Neumann, 1904
Rhipicephalus ayrei (Lewis, 1933)⇒ Rhipicephalus compositus Neumann, 1897

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Congo
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
4
32
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
4
72
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