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Checklist for Family Amblyommidae Banks, 1907
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
308
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
84
286
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
39
67
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
11
26
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
9
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ixodina
Roth, 1851
1
3
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmblyommidae
Banks, 1907
3
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
3 Genera with 25 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 198117SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
25 Species
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
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) 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
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick

Subnodes of Amblyommidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyAmblyomminae
Banks, 1907
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHyalomminae
Schulze, 1940
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhipicephalinae
Salmon & Stiles, 1901
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Amblyommidae at gbif.org
Amblyommidae at irmng.org