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Africaniella orlovi

Africaniella orlovi

(Kolonin, 1992)

GBIF:209449855

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Descriptions(2)

Africaniella orlovi may be a synonym of Africaniella transversale (Guglielmone et al. 2015 and updates). Africaniella orlovi was described by Kolonin (1992 a), under the name Aponomma orlovi, from two females allegedly collected in Vietnam (Oriental Region), a record repeated in Kolonin (1995 b). Subsequently, Kolonin (2003) rectified his position, stating that this species had been collected in Ghana. Hornok et al. (2020 c) still consider Africaniella orlovi an Oriental tick.
Guglielmone, Alberto A., Nava, Santiago, Robbins, Richard G. (2023): Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories. Zootaxa 5251 (1): 1-274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1
Afrotropical: 1) Ghana (Kolonin 2003, 2009).
Guglielmone, Alberto A., Nava, Santiago, Robbins, Richard G. (2023): Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories. Zootaxa 5251 (1): 1-274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1

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Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories

checklist

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Guglielmone, Alberto A., Nava, Santiago, Robbins, Richard G. (2023): Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories. Zootaxa 5251 (1): 1-274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1

Abstract

The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of the occurrence of these species in the world´s countries, territories, zoogeographic regions (Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental, Palearctic) and remote islands has not been attempted since 2009. Here, we present and critically discuss distributional data for all currently accepted ixodid species known from 226 countries and territories in six zoogeographic realms. This summary of ixodid tick biogeography should prove to be a valuable reference for biologists interested in ticks as organisms as well as specialists focusing on tick-borne diseases. Data for all species treated here were derived from a literature search that ended on March 31, 2022.

Guglielmone A A, Nava S, Robbins R G, plazi (2023). Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2b9vbx accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.

CC0Published 3/7/2023View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
209449855
Dataset Key
43227427-a867-4744-9e4c-2b2302524890
Origin
source
Backbone Key
12185153
Taxon ID
03966A560F4EC74EBABF8DD9B70FF875.taxon
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026