Haemaphysalis leachi, the yellow dog tick, is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Haemaphysalis. It is also known as African dog tick, or simply as dog tick in many parts of the world.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Haemaphysalis |
| Species: | H. leachi
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| Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826
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Distribution
editIt is rather cosmopolitan species found throughout Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.[2]
Parasitism
editIt is an obligate ectoparasite of many wild and domestic mammals such as domestic and wild carnivores, small rodents, and cattle. It is also a potential vector of boutonneuse fever and canine babesiosis.[3]
Lifecycle
editIn yellow dog tick lifecycle, it is attached in to three hosts to complete its life cycle. When the host such as a dog starts to scratch, female dog tick starts to produce a dog-repelling allomone, which enable tick to survive on the hosts further time.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Species Details : Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & Nuttall, 1909". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Haemaphysalis leachi". Living Naturally and New Moon-Trucke. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Burger, Ben V.; Marx, Brenda; Le Roux, Maritha; Oelofsen, Burger W. (2006). "Characterization of Dog Repellent Factor from Cuticular Secretion of Female Yellow Dog Tick, Haemaphysalis leachi". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32 (1). Stellenbosch University - Scopus Publications: 125–136. doi:10.1007/s10886-006-9356-9. PMID 16525874. S2CID 1532411. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
External links
edit- Semiochemicals of Haemaphysalis leachi, the Yellow dog tick
- Effect of Water Flooding on the Oviposition Capacity of Engorged Adult Females and Hatchability of Eggs of Dog Ticks: Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Haemaphysalis leachi leachi
- Studies on the bionomics and biophysiological constituents of Haemaphysalis leachi leachi (dog tick) in Nigeria 1986
- A rickettsial disease in East Africa transmitted by ticks (Rhipicephalus simus and Haemaphysalis leachi)
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