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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
172
629
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
144
524
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
90
195
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
16
35
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
10
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
3 Families width 77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)42SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick15SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
10 Genera with 77 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179415SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1977American Dog Tick6SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19929SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 196810SpeciesTaxom
Margaropus Karsch, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick6SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190623SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyomma astrion Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma cohaerens Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Amblyomma gemma Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844South African Tortoise tick
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 (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
Argas vansomereni Keirans, Hoo..., 1977Van Someren's Kenya swallow-nest argasid
Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
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 punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Haemaphysalis subterra Hoogstraal, ..., 1992
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Ixodes alluaudi Neumann, 1913
Ixodes arabukiensis (Arthur, 1959)⇒ Ixodes djaronensis Neumann, 1907
Ixodes djaronensis Neumann, 1907
Ixodes latus Arthur, 1958
Ixodes nairobiensis Nuttall, 1916
Ixodes oldi Nuttall, 1913
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes rotundatus Arthur, 1958
Ixodes thomasae Arthur & Burrow, 1957
Ixodes walkerae Clifford, Ko..., 1968
Margaropus wileyi Walker & Lau..., 1973East African giraffe tick
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros faini (Hoogstraal, 1960)⇒ Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Ornithodoros graingeri Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros porcinus domesticus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
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) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muehlensi Zumpt, 1943Nyala tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pulchellus (Gerstäcker, 1873)⇒ Rhipicephalus humeralis Rondelli, 1926
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) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Kenya
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
3
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
3
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
4
42
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