Dermacentor reticulatus

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Dermacentor reticulatus
Scientific classification
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D. reticulatus
Binomial name
Dermacentor reticulatus
Synonyms
  • Acarus reticulatus Fabricius, 1794
  • Dermacentor pictus Hermann, 1804

Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick,[2] is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor.[1] D. reticulatus is an ornate tick.[3] The female varies in size from 3.8–4.2 mm (unfed) to 10 mm when engorged after feeding.[4] The unfed male is 4.2–4.8 mm long.[4] D. reticulatus is found in Europe and Western Asia,[5] generally in wooded areas.[3]

Lifecycle

D. reticulartus has a three-host development cycle.[6] The adult female remains on a host for 9–15 days,[7] and can lay 3000–4500 eggs,[7] although the total number of eggs depends on the size of the female.[3] The larva hatches from the egg in 14–21 days.[8]

Disease transmission

D. reticulatus is a

Theileria equi, and several Rickettsia species,[9] such as Rickettsia slovaca.[10]

See also

References

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  5. ^ a b Arthur, DR (1960). "Dermacentor reticulatus Fabricius 1794". Ticks a monograph of the Ixodoidea: Part V: On the genera Dermacentor, Anocentor, Cosmiomma, Boophilus & Margaropus. Cambridge University Press. pp. 106–114.
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