Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini & Fanzago, 1878

Kolarova, Nevena, Gradinarov, Denis & Petrova, Yana, 2024, Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida) in Sakar Mountains, SE Bulgaria, ZooNotes 2024 (S 15), pp. 20-31 : 24

Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini & Fanzago, 1878 ( Fig. 6 )

Material examined: Sakar Mts, SW of Izvorovo Vill., 41°57'11.9"N 26°07'56.2"E, 289 m a.s.l., roadside grasslands with burrows of Spermophilus citellus (Linnaeus, 1766) ( Fig. 8 ), 08.v.2024, 1 ♀ ( BFUS- ACR000018 ), on clothing, D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg.

Notes: Widely distributed species in Bulgaria, most common in the Southern Black Sea coast and the Upper Thracian plain regions ( Georgieva & Gecheva 2013). The species exhibits high ecological plasticity and is found in a variety of habitats ( Georgieva & Gecheva 2013, Estrada-Peñа et al. 2017).

Figures

Fig. 6. Female of Haemaphysalis punctata, Sakar Mts, SW of Izvorovo Village, 08.v.2024. A – dorsal view; B – ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Fig. 8. Sakar Mts, SW of Izvorovo Village, 08.v.2024. Habitat of Haemaphysalis punctata and Rhipicephalus turanicus.