Ixodes hoogstraali explained

Ixodes hoogstraali is a species of tick endemic to the higher mountains of southwestern Arabia.^[1] The type specimens were collected at elevation near Ma'bar, Yemen, on king jirds (Meriones rex buryi Thomas), trapped beside a well in dry fields on a rocky plateau.^[2] The species was named in honor of Harry Hoogstraal, who provided the type specimens;^[1] the species is closely related to Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Don R. Arthur . 1955 . Ixodes hoogstraali, a new species of tick from Yemen . . 45 . 1–2 . 128–130 . 14370838 . 10.1017/S0031182000027505 . In January 1954 I received from Dr Harry Hoogstraal of the United States Naval Medical Research Unit no. 3, Cairo, Egypt, a collection of ticks for investigation. In the monograph of Nuttall, Warburton, Cooper & Robinson (1911) these specimens were run down to Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, but in view of the constant differences between them I recognize the present material as a new species. I assign the name hoogstraali to them in consideration of Harry Hoogstraal's kindness and generosity in supplying me with tick material..
2. Book: Don R. Arthur . 1965 . Ticks of the genus Ixodes in Africa . London . . 49–51.