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Checklist for Family Amblyommidae Banks, 1907
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
172
629
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
144
524
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
90
195
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
16
35
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
10
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ixodina
Roth, 1851
1
4
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmblyommidae
Banks, 1907
4
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 42 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179415SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1843Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190623SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
42 Species
Amblyomma astrion Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma cohaerens Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Amblyomma gemma Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844South African Tortoise tick
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Dermacentor rhinocerinus Denny, 1843
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's 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) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) compositus Neumann, 1897
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) maculatus Neumann, 1901
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muehlensi Zumpt, 1943Nyala tick
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

Subnodes of Amblyommidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAmblyomminae
Banks, 1907
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHyalomminae
Schulze, 1940
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhipicephalinae
Salmon & Stiles, 1901
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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