| Ixodes petauristae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Ixodes |
| Species: | I. petauristae |
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| Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1933 | |
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Ixodes petauristae is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Ixodes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Adults parasitize various smaller mammals such as Ratufa indica, Funambulus tristriatus, Macaca radiata, Petaurista sp. and mice. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,
References
- "Species Details : Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1933". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Rearing of Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1963, in laboratory". Indian Journal of Malariology. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus by Ixodes petauristae". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Alkhurma virus". Manson's Tropical Diseases, 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links
- Transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus by Ixodes petauristae.
- REARING OF IXODES PETAURISTAE WARBURTON, 1933, IN LABORATORY.
- Description of the Nymph and Larva of Ixodes Petauristae Warburton, 1933
- On Five New Species of Ticks (Arachnida Ixodoidea): Ixodes Petauristae, I. ampullaceus, Dermacentob imitans, Amblyomma laticaudae and Aponomma draconis, with Notes on Three Previously Described Species, Ornithodorus franchinii Tonelli-Rondelli, Haemaphysalis Cooleyi Bedford and Rhipicephalus maculatus Neumann
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