Experimental and Applied Acarology (2015) 65, 249-257

Ze Chen, Youquan Li, Qiaoyun Ren, Zhijie Liu, Jin Luo, Kai Li, Guiquan Guan, Jifei Yang, Xueqing Han, Guangyuan Liu, Jianxun Luo and Hong Yin (2015)
Does Haemaphysalis bispinosa (Acari: Ixodidae) really occur in China?
Experimental and Applied Acarology 65 (2), 249-257
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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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Haemaphysalis longicornis		China (NE)
	Haemaphysalis bispinosa