Haemaphysalis canestrinii (Supino, 1897)

Petney, Trevor N., Boulanger, Nathalie, Saijuntha, Weerachai, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Pfeffer, Martin, Eamudomkarn, Chatanun, Andrews, Ross H., Ahamad, Mariana, Putthasorn, Noppadon, Muders, Senta V., Petney, David A. & Robbins, Richard G., 2019, Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia, Zootaxa 4558 (1), pp. 1-89 : 23

Haemaphysalis canestrinii (Supino, 1897)

This is an Oriental and Palearctic forest species ( Guglielmone et al. 2014). It has been recorded from Pakistan eastward to China, including Taiwan, with additional records from Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam ( Hoogstraal 1971; Chen et al. 2010). Hosts of adults are mainly carnivores belonging to the families Canidae , Felidae , Mustelidae and Viverridae , although hare and birds have also been reported; nymphs have been recorded from Muridae , Tupaiidae and Viverridae ( Hoogstraal 1971) . This species occurs from low elevations up to at least 1,250 m ( Hoogstraal 1971).

The male, female and nymph are described by Hoogstraal (1971).