BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hyalomma aegyptium (Linne, 1758) (Tortoise Tick)
Suggested Literature
Hyalomma aegyptium may be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
ARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.) |
ACARINA (mites) |
IXODIDA (ticks) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Hyalomma aegyptium is associated with:
| Canis familiaris - Dog (Domestic) (Carnivora: Canidae) | sucks the blood of | Hillyard, P.D., 1996 | |||
| adult | Testudinidae - tortoises (Chelonia) | adult sucks the blood of neck | 
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Avery, R.A., 1974 | |
| adult | Testudinidae - tortoises (Chelonia) | adult sucks the blood of leg (hind) |
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Avery, R.A., 1974 | |
| adult | Testudinidae - tortoises (Chelonia) | adult sucks the blood of skin | Avery, R.A., 1974 | ||
| larva | Testudinidae - tortoises (Chelonia) | larva sucks the blood of skin | Avery, R.A., 1974 | ||
| larva | Testudinidae - tortoises (Chelonia) | larva sucks the blood of neck |
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Avery, R.A., 1974 | |
| larva | Testudinidae - tortoises (Chelonia) | larva sucks the blood of leg (hind) |
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Avery, R.A., 1974 |
There may be more taxa associated with Hyalomma aegyptium listed at higher taxonomic level
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ACARINA (mites) |
Associated with Hyalomma aegyptium:
Hyalomma aegyptium may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
ACARINA (mites) |
IXODIDA (ticks) |
References
| Avery, R.A., 1974 | Identification of Animal Parasites |
| Hillyard, P.D., 1996 | Ticks of North-West Europe |
