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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
208
620
1628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
36
97
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
4
15
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
4 Families width 127 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)69SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick22SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick35SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
15 Genera with 127 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179417SpeciesTaxom
Aponomma Neuman, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1968American Dog Tick10SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 191214SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19468SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 196016SpeciesTaxom
Margaropus Karsch, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliella Bedford, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1953Soft-bodied Tick8SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicentor Nuttall & Wa..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 196941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
127 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amblyomma arcanum Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma crenatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma elaphense Price, 1959
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844South African Tortoise tick
Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909Hard tick
Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910Ladder wrasse
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Aponomma elaphensis (Price, 1959)⇒ Amblyomma elaphense Price, 1959
Aponomma exornatum (Morel & Mouchet, 1958)⇒ Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Aponomma laeve (Warburton, 1910)⇒ Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910
Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Neumann, 1896)⇒ 
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas brumpti Neumann, 1907
Argas lahorensis Neumann, 1908
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas peringueyi Bedford & He..., 1925
Argas striatus Bedford, 1932
Argas theilerae Hoogstraal &..., 1970Theiler's African White-backed vulture argasid
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Argas zumpti Hoogstraal, ..., 1968Zumpt's South African Cape-vulture argasid
Boophilus decoloratus (Alessandrini, 1917)⇒ 
Carios (Carios) vespertilionis Latreille, 1796Bat tampan
Carios capensis Neumann, 1901Seabird soft tick
Carios cordiformis (Hoogstraal &..., 1967)⇒ Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis aciculifer (Warburton, 1913)⇒ Haemaphysalis rugosa Santos Dias, 1956
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis cooleyi Bedford, 1929Cooley's rock-hyrax haemaphysaline
Haemaphysalis hyracophila Hoogstraal, ..., 1971
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869Grouse 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 rugosa Santos Dias, 1956
Haemaphysalis silacea Robinson, 1912Ciskei tick
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma marginatum turanicum (Hoogstraal &..., 1960)⇒ Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes (Ceratixodes) uriae White, 1852Common seabird tick
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes catherinei Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Ixodes corwini Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes daveyi Nuttall, 1913
Ixodes elongatus Bedford, 1929
Ixodes myotomys Clifford & H..., 1970
Ixodes neitzi Clifford, Wa..., 1977
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes rasus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes rubicundus (Neumann, 1904)⇒ Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Ixodes spinae Arthur, 1958
Ixodes theilerae Arthur, 1953
Ixodes trichosuri Roberts, 1960Possum ixodes
Margaropus lounsburyi (Neumann, 1907)⇒ Margaropus winthemi Karsch, 1879
Margaropus winthemi Karsch, 1879Argentine tick
Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931
Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) compactus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros pavimentosus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi caecus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros zumpti Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicentor nuttalli Cooper & Rob..., 1908
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 (Digineus) bursa (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) arnoldi Theiler & Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) complanatus Neumann, 1911
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) gertrudae Feldman-Muhsam, 1960
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) glabroscutatum Du Toit, 1941Smooth brown tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lounsburyi Walker, 1990
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) neumanni Walker, 1990
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) oculatus Neumann, 1901Eyed tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) planus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ Rhipicephalus senegalensis Koch, 1844
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
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) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus glabroscutatus (Morel, 1969)⇒ Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum Du Toit, 1941

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
4
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
2
6
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
5
69
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