''Haemaphysalis bispinosa'' is a hard-bodied

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of the genus ''

Haemaphysalis ''Haemaphysalis'' is a genus of ticks, containing these species: *'' Haemaphysalis aborensis'' Warburton, 1913 *'' Haemaphysalis aciculifer'' Warburton, 1913 *'' Haemaphysalis aculeata'' Lavarra, 1904 *'' Haemaphysalis adleri'' Feldman-Muhsam, 1 ...

''. It is found in

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. It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus. These ticks was found parasitized by a chalcid '' Hunterellus sagarensis'' in these diseased areas.

Parasitism

Adults parasitize various wild and domestic mammals such as

domestic cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domestication, domesticated, Cloven hoof, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referr ...

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

s, and

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and various bird species. It is a potential vector of ''

Bartonella bovis ''Bartonella bovis'' is a pathogenic bacteria first isolated from European ruminants. It is small, fastidious, aerobic, oxidase-negative, gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in th ...

'', which causing

Bartonellosis Bartonellosis is an infectious disease produced by bacteria of the genus ''Bartonella''. ''Bartonella'' species cause diseases such as Carrión's disease, trench fever, cat-scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatis, chronic bacter ...

References

External links

Identification and characterization of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and Haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of northeast India by ITS2 and 16S rDNA sequences and morphological analysis.ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF HAEMAPHYSALIS BISPINOSA NEUMANN, 1897Acaricidal activity of synthesized titanium dioxide nanoparticles using Calotropis gigantea against Rhipicephalus microplus and Haemaphysalis bispinosa
Ticks Ixodidae Animals described in 1897 {{acari-stub