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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
126
448
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
101
372
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
47
85
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
11
22
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
4
11
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
4 Families width 63 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblyommidae Banks, 190742SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick11SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick9SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 63 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Aponomma Neuman, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1969American Dog Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliella Bedford, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1901Soft-bodied Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicentor Nuttall & Wa..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 198125SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
63 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblyomma arcanum Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910Ladder wrasse
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Aponomma exornatum (Morel & Mouchet, 1958)⇒ Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Aponomma laeve (Warburton, 1910)⇒ Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas lahorensis Neumann, 1908
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas peringueyi Bedford & He..., 1925
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Carios cordiformis (Hoogstraal &..., 1967)⇒ Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
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) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros pavimentosus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi caecus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Digineus) bursa (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
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) exophthalmos Keirans & Wa..., 1993
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) neumanni Walker, 1990
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) oculatus Neumann, 1901Eyed tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
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) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Namibia
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
3
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
2
4
10
Families
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