Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)

Ma, Min, Li, Sheng-Cai & Fan, Qing-Hai, 2015, Mites and ticks (Acari) in Shanxi Province, China: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4006 (1), pp. 1-39 : 7

22. Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)

Host/Habitat. Bos taurus (cattle), Bubalus bubalis (buffalo), Canis familiaris (dog), Capra hircus (goat), Cervus unicolor (deer), Equus caballus (horse), Naemorhedus goral ( goral ), Ovis aries (sheep), Sus scrofa domesticus (pig).

Distribution. Changzhi, Huguan, Wenxi, Yangcheng, Yongji ( Liu et al. 2005); Ruicheng, Yuanqu, Yuncheng (Yang et al. 1997); Xiaxian (Wang et al. 1985; Yang et al. 1997; Liu et al. 2005); Shanxi ( Teng 1978; Teng & Jiang 1991; Zhang et al. 1991; Liu et al. 1996).

Remarks. This species has long been included in the genus Boophilus ( Teng 1978; Tian 1980; Teng & Jiang 1991; Liu et al. 1996; Yang et al. 1997; Liu et al. 2005). Zhang et al. (1991) recorded it as Boophilus caudatus (Neumann, 1897) which is now a junior synonym of Rhipicephalus microplus ( Guglielmone et al. 2010) .