Ixodes hoogstraali
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Ixodes hoogstraali is a species of tick
endemic to the higher mountains of southwestern Arabia. The type specimens were collected at 7400 feet (2,255.5 m) elevation near Ma'bar, Yemen, on king jirds
(Meriones rex buryi Thomas), trapped beside a well in dry fields on a rocky plateau. The species was named in honor of Harry Hoogstraal
, who provided the type specimens; the species is closely related to Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906.
Tick
Ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida, along with mites, constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites , living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians...
endemic to the higher mountains of southwestern Arabia. The type specimens were collected at 7400 feet (2,255.5 m) elevation near Ma'bar, Yemen, on king jirds
King Jird
The King Jird is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
(Meriones rex buryi Thomas), trapped beside a well in dry fields on a rocky plateau. The species was named in honor of Harry Hoogstraal
Harry Hoogstraal
Harry Hoogstraal was an American entomologist and parasitologist...
, who provided the type specimens; the species is closely related to Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906.