Abstract
A new subgenus, Australixodes n. subgen., is described for the kiwi tick, Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904. The subgenus Coxixodes Schulze, 1941 is validated for the platypus tick, Ixodes (Coxixodes) ornithorhynchi Lucas, 1846, sister group of the subgenus Endopalpiger Schulze, 1935. A phylogeny from mitochondrial genomes of 16 of the 22 subgenera of Ixodes (32 spp.) indicates, for the first time, the relationships of the subgenera of Ixodes Latreille, 1795, the largest genus of ticks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 529-540 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Zootaxa |
Volume | 5325 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Animal Science and Zoology
Keywords
- Acari
- Ixodidae
- kiwi
- new subgenus
- platypus