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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
116
335
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
98
288
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
63
104
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
9
16
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
8
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uganda
3 Families width 55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyommidae Banks, 190733SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick5SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uganda
8 Genera with 55 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 190610SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 19587SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick4SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 193620SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyomma astrion Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma cohaerens Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma gemma Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909Hard tick
Amblyomma paulopunctatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis bequaerti Hoogstraal, 1956
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 spinulosa Neumann, 1906
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Ixodes (Eschatocephalus) simplex Neumann, 1906Bat tick
Ixodes brewsterae Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes elongatus Bedford, 1929
Ixodes macfarlanei Keirans, Cli..., 1982
Ixodes rasus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes rotundatus Arthur, 1958
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) interventus Walker, Pegr..., 1995
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
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
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in Uganda
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
2
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
4
33
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