Abstract
Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann has been considered to exist in China, especially in the southern part of the country. However, H. bispinosa referred to in many Chinese research papers may in fact be H. longicornis, which is widely distributed in most regions of China. In order to clarify the occurrence of H. bispinosa, Haemaphysalis ticks collected from 18 of 23 provinces of China (Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shannxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shanxi, Shandong, Ningxia, Fujian, Qinghai and Jiangxi) were examined based on morphological and molecular characteristics. We found no evidence of H. bispinosa being present in China. Our results indicate that all of the so called “H. bispinosa” ticks reported in China are in fact H. longicornis.
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Acknowledgments
We thank Professor Jingze Liu kindly for providing tick specimens. This study was financially supported by the NSFC (Nos. 31101621, 31471967, 31372432, 31201899, 31272556), ASTIP, CAAS; Creative Research Groups of Gansu Province (No. 1210RJIA006); “948” (2010-S06), NBCIS CARS-38, Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Research (Nos. 201303035, 201303037), MOA; 973 Program (2010CB530206), Basic Research program (CRP No. 16198/R0), Supporting Program (2013BAD12B00), Specific Fund for Sino-Europe Cooperation, MOST, China; State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology Project. The research was also facilitated by CRP No. 16198/R0 IAEA, and PIROVAC (KBBE-3-245145) of European Commission.
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Chen, Z., Li, Y., Ren, Q. et al. Does Haemaphysalis bispinosa (Acari: Ixodidae) really occur in China?. Exp Appl Acarol 65, 249–257 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-014-9854-3
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