Identification of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of hog badgers (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in China

De Yong Duan, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Lei Liu, Guo Hua Liu, Tian Yin Cheng

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Abstract

Ixodes hunanensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), is identified based on the morphological characteristics and molecular biological analyses of males and females ex hog badger, Arctonyx collaris Cuvier (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from China. Adults of this new species are similar to those of other species of the subgenus Pholeoixodes Schulze, 1942, from which they can be distinguished by the shape of basis capituli, development of cornua, size of porose areas, shape, and size of spurs on coxae and phylogenetic analyses of the cox1 and 16S rRNA sequences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)444-455
Number of pages12
JournalMedical and Veterinary Entomology
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • China
  • identification
  • Ixodes hunanensis n. sp
  • new species

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