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Dermacentor similis

Dermacentor similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Dermacentor
Species:
D. similis
Binomial name
Dermacentor similis
Lado, Glon, and Klompen, 2021

Dermacentor similis is the Western United States tick species corresponding to Dermacentor variabilis in the Eastern United States.[1][2]

Using an integrative taxonomy framework, analyses comprising mitochondrial and nuclear molecular markers and morphology of specimens collected from central-eastern and western United States yielded strong evidence that D. variabilis corresponds to two species, Dermacentor variabilis in the east and Dermacentor similis n. sp. in the west.[2][1]

Since Dermacentor variabilis is a three-host tick and the transmitter of several pathogens, it is crucial to delineate Dermacentor similis' host range and vector competency to establish what pathogens it may transmit.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Paula Lado, Mael G Glon, Hans Klompen. 2021. Integrative Taxonomy of Dermacentor variabilis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) with Description of a New Species, Dermacentor similis n. sp. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 58, Issue 6, November 2021 (published 11 August 2021), pp. 2216–2227, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab134.
  2. ^ a b c Melissa Mayer: "Study Shows American Dog Ticks in Western U.S. Are a Separate Species," Entomology Today, August 25, 2021, https://entomologytoday.org/2021/08/25/american-dog-ticks-western-new-species-dermacentor-similis/, accessed 3 Jun 2025.
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