Global InformationHaemaphysalis longicornis information
| Haemaphysalis longicornis | |
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| Illustration by Des Helmore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Haemaphysalis |
| Species: | H. longicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, 1901
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Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick,[1] longhorned tick,[2] bush tick,[2] Asian tick,[3] or cattle tick, is a parasitic arachnid belonging to the tick family Ixodidae. The Asian longhorned tick is a known livestock pest, especially in New Zealand, and can transmit a disease called theileriosis to cattle but not to humans. However, the tick has been associated with several other tickborne diseases in humans.
An unfed female is typically 2.0–2.6 mm long and 1.5–1.8 mm wide, and grows to 9.8 mm long and 8.2 mm wide with engorgement.[5] Distinguishing a specimen from other members of the genus Haemaphysalis requires microscopic examination of minor physical characteristics.[6]
- ^ "US invaded by savage tick that sucks animals dry, spawns without mating". Ars Technica. 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Exotic Tick Species Identified on Hunterdon County Farm". Department of Agriculture, State of New Jersey. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Native to Asia, Found in New Jersey: The Curious Case of an Invasive Tick". Entomology Today. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ James Gathany. "Haemaphysalis longicornis". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library (PHIL).
- ^ "Longhorned Tick a.k.a. Cattle Tick or Bush Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)". Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Burtis, James; et al. "Intruder Alert: Longhorned Tick" (PDF). U.S. DOD Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Retrieved 8 August 2018.