United States National Tick Collection, The James H. Oliver, Jr. Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 30460-8042, USA.
Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 30460, USA.
Syst Parasitol. 2020 Dec;97(6):623-637. doi: 10.1007/s11230-020-09944-2. Epub 2020 Nov 5.
Ixodes soarimalalae n. sp., Ixodes uilenbergi n. sp. and Ixodes uncus n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), are described based on females ex various species of tenrecs (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae) from Madagascar. Females of all of these new species are similar to those of other species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966 known from Madagascar, from which they can be distinguished and from one other by the size of scutum, size of scutal setae, shape of alloscutal setae, shape of genital aperture, development of genital apron, size of auriculae, size of anterior angle of basis capituli, size of palpi, dental formula on hypostome and size and development of spurs on coxa I.
Ixodes soarimalalae n. sp.、Ixodes uilenbergi n. sp. 和 Ixodes uncus n. sp.（蜱螨目：硬蜱科）基于从马达加斯加十种鼩形目（食虫目：鼩形目）的各种种类的雌性描述。所有这些新种的雌性都与已知来自马达加斯加的亚属 Afrixodes Morel，1966 的其他物种的雌性相似，它们可以从这些物种中区分出来，也可以从另一种物种中区分出来，这种物种的区别特征是盾片的大小、盾片上刚毛的大小、所有盾片上刚毛的形状、生殖器开口的形状、生殖器围裙的发育、耳状突的大小、头胸基节前角的大小、触须的大小、颚下唇上的牙齿排列和股 I 上的刺的大小和发育。
