Hyalomma kumari Sharif, 1928

Distribution

This species has been reported from several regions of Pakistan (Apanaskevich et al. 2009), including the northern areas (Karim et al. 2017), KP (Ullah S et al. 2023; Khan M et al. 2023; Khan Z et al. 2024) and Kirthar range (McCarthy 1967).

Morphological characters

Male (Fig. 29, A–D): A small tick, approximately 3.30± 0.2 mm long and 1.62± 0.1 mm wide; conscutum usually narrow and yellow-brown, with small, medium and large-sized punctations, cervical grooves shallow, extending to one-fourth conscutal length, lateral grooves extending almost to eyes and with large punctations, posteromedian groove short, not reaching central festoon, paramedian grooves well developed, parma absent, with eleven distinct festoons; eyes large, in sockets; capitulum long and stout, basis capituli subrectangular, basis capituli with prominent lateral projections dorsally and ventrally, posterior dorsal margin straight or slightly concave, with moderately developed cornua, palpi longer than hypostome, palpal segment I with two or three ventro-median setae, hypostome clavate, dental formula 3/3; legs long, uniformly yellowish brown, without prominent striations, coxa I with long internal and external spurs, external slightly longer, coxae II–IV each with subtriangular, distinct external spur and minute, broadly curved internal spur; two pairs of ventral plates, adanal and accessory, subanal plates absent, adanal plates broader and truncated posteriorly; genital aperture situated just anterior to coxae II, outline subcircular; perforated portion of dorsal prolongation mostly straight, curved near tip, circumspiracular setae sparsely distributed.

Female (Fig. 29, E–H): Body ovoid, approximately 3.80± 0.2 mm long and 2.08± 0.1 mm wide; scutum rounded, yellow-brown, slightly longer than wide, posterolateral angles moderately developed, cervical grooves shallow, extending to posterior scutal margin, large and medium-sized punctations especially dense in cervical fields; eyes large and bulging; capitulum as in male, basis capituli with prominent lateral projections, dorsal posterior margin straight or slightly concave with modest cornua; legs long, with uniform coloration ranging from yellowish to reddish brown, coxae I with long internal and external spurs, coxae II–IV with prominent, broadly triangular, apically rounded external spurs, internal spurs minute and arcuate; posterior lip of genital aperture narrow, usually U-shaped.