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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
230
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
211
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
50
88
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
11
22
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
6
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)30SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick2SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 40 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19467SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190618SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
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 marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi Aeschlimann ..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
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 Nigeria
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
3
30
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