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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
205
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
65
172
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
41
65
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
13
23
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
8
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
3 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)17SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick5SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
8 Genera with 32 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
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 (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes oldi Nuttall, 1913
Ixodes rasus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
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) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
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 simus longoides (Zumpt, 1943)⇒ Rhipicephalus senegalensis Koch, 1844
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Ghana
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
2
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
3
17
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