Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann, 1897

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 : 170-171

Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann, 1897

Distribution

The reported territories for Ha. bispinosa are Azad Jammu and Kashmir ( Karim et al. 2017), KP (Khan Z et al. 2022, 2024; Alam et al. 2022; Aneela et al. 2023; Tila et al. 2023; Ali et al. 2023c; Majid et al. 2023; Khan M et al. 2023), Punjab ( Begum et al. 1970b; Hussain et al. 2023), Balochistan ( Kamran et al. 2021), Khairpur and the Neelum Valley ( McCarthy, 1967).

Morphological characters

Male ( Fig. 17 , A–D): Body elongate-oval, approximately 2.10± 0.2 mm long and 1.15± 0.1 mm wide, colour ranging from reddish brown to dark brown; conscutum ovoid, widest at level of spiracular plates and coxae IV, with broadly rounded margins, conscutum covered with fine and irregularly scattered punctations, cervical grooves short, deep and comma shaped; festoons twice as long as broad, lateral grooves shallow, originating at level of coxae II and ending at first festoon, which is not enclosed; capitulum short, basis capituli rectangular, twice as wide as long, with conspicuous pointed cornua, palpi short and broad, segment 2 narrow posteriorly and wider anteriorly, segment 3 dorsally subtriangular, broadly rounded distally, segment 4 cylindrical, small and fused with segment 3, hypostome clavate, with slightly rounded apex, dental formula is 4/4; coxa I with prominent narrow spur, coxae II–IV with spurs either absent or minute; genital aperture cordiform, situated between coxae II; spiracular plates situated just posterior to coxae IV.

Female ( Fig. 17 , E–H): Body approximately 2.54± 0.2 mm long and 1.48± 0.1 mm wide; scutum circular or elongate-oval in outline, with smoothly rounded posterolateral margins; cervical grooves deep and comma shaped, cervical pits shallow and subparallel, extending beyond midlength of scutum, punctations sparse and variable in size; basis capituli three times wider than long, lateral margins straight, cornua triangular and sharply pointed, porose areas subcircular, moderately large and widely spaced, palpi short, segment 2 narrow posteriorly and wider anteriorly forming an angle, hypostome slightly longer than palpi and with rounded apex, denticles short and arranged in about 9 rows, dental formula 4/4; legs robust, all coxae evenly spaced and with distinct spurs, coxa I with moderately long pointed spur, spurs of coxae II–IV broadly pointed and triangular; trochanters lack ventral spurs, tarsi elongate and narrow, tapering toward apices, claws medium-sized; genital aperture situated just posterior to coxa II, posterior lip of genital aperture U-shaped; spiracular plates suboval, with broad, short, blunt dorsal prolongation.

Figures

FIGURE 17. Haemaphysalis bispinosa A: male dorsum (I: cervical field, II: lateral festoon); B: male venter (I: genital aperture, II: spur of coxa III, III: spur of coxa IV); C: male dorsum (I: cornua); D: male venter (I: spur of coxa I, II: spur of coxa II); E: female dorsum (I: scutum); F: female venter (I: spur of coxa I); G: female dorsum (I: cornua); H: female venter (I: capitulum, II: spur of coxa II, III: genital aperture).