Haemaphysalis hystricis Supino, 1897

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Haemaphysalis hystricis Supino, 1897

Haemaphysalis hystricis is a forest-dwelling species that has been found in Indonesia (the islands Sulawesi and Sumatra), Lao PDR, Myanmar, peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as in China, Hong Kong, northwest India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands ( Hoogstraal et al. 1965c; Tanskul and Inlao 1989; Geevarghese and Mishra 2011; Ernieenor et al. 2017). It occurs from low altitudes to over 2,000 m above sea level ( Hoogstraal et al. 1965c). Adults are known to attack humans, dogs, and a variety of medium- to large-sized wild mammals, including boar, deer, and tiger ( Hoogstraal et al. 1965b; Tanskul and Inlao 1989; Grassman et al. 2004). Limited collections are also known from buffalo and a large scimitar babbler ( Pomatorhinus hypoleucos ). Nymphs have been collected from humans, Asian palm civet ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ), ferret-badger, squirrels and the black rat, Rattus rattus , and both larvae and nymphs have been collected from barking deer and wild boar. Haemaphysalis hystricis is distributed in subtropical and temperate climate zones from sea level to at least 2,500 m ( Hoogstraal et al. 1968b). This species has commonly been misidentified as Ha. birmaniae , Ha. bispinosa , Ha. nadchatrami or Ha. semermis . Conditions for laboratory culture are given in Fujisaki et al. (1976).

All life history stages are described in Hoogstraal et al. (1965c) and Yamaguti et al. (1971).