180. Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1933 .

An Oriental species whose adults are usually found on Rodentia: Sciuridae; larvae and nymphs are commonly recovered from Rodentia: Muridae, and Soricomorpha: Soricidae; all parasitic stages have been collected from Rodentia: Sciuridae, Muridae and Hystricidae; immature stages have also

been recovered from Artiodactyla: Cervidae and Tragulidae, and Carnivora: Canidae and Felidae . Ixodes petauristae is a very rare parasite of humans.

M: Rao (1955), under the name Ixodes kerri, a synonym of Ixodes petauristae

F: Warburton (1933)

N: Rajagopalan (1965)

L: Rajagopalan (1965)

Redescriptions

M: Nemenz (1968)

F: Rao (1955), under the name Ixodes kerri, Nemenz (1968)

N: Sénevet (1969), under the name Ixodes pseudoholocyclus, another synonym of Ixodes petauristae

L: none