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spur on palpal segment III by the absence of this spur. Of the known Indian
Haemaphysalis larvae, that of H. kutchensis is closest in appearance to H. turturis
and H. intermedia. From the former, it may be distinguished by the absence of cor-
nua (present in turturis) and from the latter by the longer ventral spur of palpal seg-
ment III and the less acute angle at which the ventral basal margin and internal
margin of palpal segment II meet. Of the known Indian Haemaphysalis nymphs,
that of this species most closely resembles H. turturis and H. intermedia. From tur-
turis it may be differentiated by the small but distinct sharp spurs of coxa II, III,
and IV (reduced to bladelike projections in turturis); absence of ventral trochantal
spurs (present in turturis); and presence of three or four lanceolate, closely set setae
on the internal ventral margin of palpal segment II (contrasted with two slender,
more widely spaced setae in turturis). The nymphs of kutchensis and intermedia
are almost indistinguishable, but on side-by-side comparison it may be seen that
the spur of coxa IV is directed posteriorly in intermedia while in kutchensis this
spur points posterointernally.
Host
55,120
Immature stages: Red winged bush lark, Indian robin, common babbler, white
throat bird, rose colored starling, house sparrow.
Adults: Domestic animals, hare, painted partridge, gray partridge, common pea
fowl, coucal, cat, mongoose, striped hyena, Indian wolf, jackal, dogs, sheep, caracal
lynx, jungle cat.
Distribution
55,120
India (Kutch area of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh), Sri Lanka.
Disease Relationship
Not known.
2.7.15 Haemaphysalis turturis
This species was first described by Nuttall and Warburton in 1915 from a single
specimen of male recorded in Ceylon. This single specimen was collected on spot-
ted dove bird (Turtur suratensis or Streptopelia chinensis ceylonensis) in 1906. The
name of this species is derived from the host's name (
Figure 2.96
).
138,143
Male (
Figures 2.97 and 2.98
)
104,127,138
Mean body length is approximately 2.2 mm and width 1.6 mm.
Capitulum: Capitulum is approximately 0.5 mm in length. Basis capitulum is
dorsally approximately 1.5 times as wide as long, and surface has scattered superfi-
cial punctations; cornua are triangular,
fairly sharply pointed, approximately