Ixodes petauristae explained

Ixodes petauristae is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Ixodes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1] Adults parasitize various smaller mammals such as Ratufa indica, Funambulus tristriatus, Macaca radiata, Petaurista sp. and mice.^[2] It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus,^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest Disease virus by Ixodes petauristae.
• REARING OF IXODES PETAURISTAE WARBURTON, 1933, IN LABORATORY.
• Description of the Nymph and Larva of Ixodes Petauristae Warburton, 1933
• On Five New Species of Ticks (Arachnida Ixodoidea): Ixodes Petauristae, I. ampullaceus, Dermacentob imitans, Amblyomma laticaudae and Aponomma draconis, with Notes on Three Previously Described Species, Ornithodorus franchinii Tonelli-Rondelli, Haemaphysalis Cooleyi Bedford and Rhipicephalus maculatus Neumann

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details : Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1933 . Catalogue of Life . 5 February 2017.
2. Web site: Rearing of Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1963, in laboratory . Indian Journal of Malariology . 5 February 2017.
3. Web site: Transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus by Ixodes petauristae . The Indian Journal of Medical Research. . 5 February 2017.
4. Web site: Alkhurma virus . Manson's Tropical Diseases, 2014 . 5 February 2017.