Description of a new species of Dermacentor Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) from Laos and Thailand

Dermacentor laothaiensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) is described based on adults ex wild boar and vegetation from Laos and Thailand. Adults of D. laothaiensis n. sp. are similar to those of D. bellulus (Schulze, 1935) and D. steini (Schulze, 1933) but can be distinguished by the conscutum shape, colou...

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Published in:Systematic parasitology 2019-07, Vol.96 (6), p.475-484
Main Authors: Apanaskevich, Dmitry A., Chaloemthanetphong, Aummarin, Vongphayloth, Khamsing, Ahantarig, Arunee, Apanaskevich, Maria A., Brey, Paul T., Hertz, Jeffrey C., Lakeomany, Khaithong, Sutherland, Ian W., Trinachartvanit, Wachareeporn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acari
Agriculture
Animal Anatomy
Animal Ecology
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Dermacentor - anatomy & histology
Dermacentor - classification
Female
Histology
Ixodidae
Laos
Life Sciences
Morphology
New species
Shells
Species Specificity
Thailand
Zoology
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Summary:Dermacentor laothaiensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) is described based on adults ex wild boar and vegetation from Laos and Thailand. Adults of D. laothaiensis n. sp. are similar to those of D. bellulus (Schulze, 1935) and D. steini (Schulze, 1933) but can be distinguished by the conscutum shape, colour pattern of the conscutum and scutum, the density of punctations on the pseudoscutum and scutum and the shape of female genital structures.
ISSN:0165-5752
1573-5192
DOI:10.1007/s11230-019-09861-z