Dermacentor, C.L.Koch, 1844

Ali, Abid, Almutairi, Mashal M., Robbins, Richard G., Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia & Ullah, Shafi, 2025, Updated checklist, morphological descriptions, hosts and vector potential of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) in Pakistan, Zootaxa 5725 (2), pp. 151-202 : 167

Genus Dermacentor

Previously, one species of Dermacentor , Dermacentor raskemensis Pomerantzev, 1946 , was reported to infest goats, sheep and Markhor ( Capra falconeri ) in the Hindu Kush, Suleiman, Karakoram and Himalaya ranges ( Fig. 13 ) ( McCarthy 1967; Dhanda et al. 1971; Apanaskevich 2013). However, two undetermined species— Dermacentor cf. marginatus and Dermacentor sp. —were morphologically and molecularly identified in recent studies ( Ahmad et al. 2023; Ali et al. 2024a) that require mitogenome analyses prior to being recognized as novel species. Dermacentor collections made during our study revealed the presence of two species, D. montanus , and D. raskemensis , with D. montanus here reported for the first time in Pakistan.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Distribution of Dermacentor spp. in Pakistan.