Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
Larva (
Figures 2.97 and 2.98
)
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Overall body length is approximately 0.51 mm.
Capitulum: Basis capituli are wide, short, with short, triangular cornua dorsally
and shorter, wider cornua ventrally. Each palpus is bell shaped. Hypostome is with
2/2 dentition,
lacking corona; a pair of prominent posthypostomal bristles is
present.
Scutum: Scutum recalls that of nymph.
Legs: Coxa I is with a prominent triangular spur, II with a plate-like ridge, III
with a slight suggestion of a ridge.
Related Species
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This species belongs to turturis group, which consists of silvafelis, turturis, and
paraturturis. Among these species, adults of H. paraturturis are closest to those of
H. turturis; they may be most readily separated by the number and the form of
infrainternal setae. In H. turturis, infrainternal setae are slender and well spaced
apart and four or five in numbers, whereas in paraturturis it is broad, closely set,
and seven to nine in numbers.
The species silvafelis is very similar to turturis, but turturis may be separated
from silvafelis by the absence of ventral trochanter spurs, seven broad infrainternal
setae. The species silvafelis can be separated from paraturturis and turturis by the
large, coarse punctations, densely scattered all over the scutum.
Host
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Immature stages: Asiatic jackal, toddy cat, wild boar, mouse deer, crested porcu-
pine, black-naped hare, jungle cat, langur monkey, cattle, buffalo, rat (5, 6, 9),
squirrel, shrew, leopard, wild dog, bonnet monkey.
Adults: Asiatic jackal, wild boar, mouse deer, sambar deer, crested porcupine,
monkey, cattle, small mammals, bird species (spotted dove), wild goat, leopard,
chital deer, barking deer, buffalo, jungle cat, leopard, wild hare, spotted deer, wild
dog, bonnet monkey, langur monkey, and from flag dragging in Sagar district of
Karnataka (India).
Distribution
113,114,117,143
India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Sri Lanka.
Disease Relationship
23,131,134,135
This species ranks second with regard to the abundance and number of KFD isola-
tions recorded in the KFD area. As many as 431 isolations from nymphs and 265
isolations from adults with a single isolation from larva have been recorded during
the period of 1961
1972. Experimental studies have also proved this species as an
efficient vector of KFD under the laboratory conditions. In experimentally inocu-
lated (parenteral inoculation) unfed H. turturis, the Ganjam virus was detected on
