Hyalomma asiaticum Schulze and Schlottke, 1929

Hyalomma asiaticum Schulze and Schlottke, 1929

Distribution

Hyalomma asiaticum is known from Balochistan, KP, and Punjab ( Kaiser & Hoogstraal 1964; McCarthy 1967; Begum et al. 1970b; Apanaskevich & Horak 2010; Ullah S et al. 2024).

Morphological characters

Male ( Fig. 26 View FIGURE 26 , A–D): Body large, approximately 4.25± 0.2 mm long and 2.40± 0.1 mm wide; conscutum ovoid, dark brown to pale yellow, cervical grooves very deep, wide and long, reaching scutal midlength, lateral grooves short, extending over one third of conscutum, posteromedian groove long, paramedian grooves short, parma large and well defined, flanked by four clearly defined festoons, punctations large and chiefly restricted to lateral and scapular regions; eyes large, bulging, and in sockets; capitulum long, basis capituli subrectangular, lacking lateral projections, dorsally, posterior margin deeply concave and angular, with moderately developed cornua, palpi long, hypostome clavate, slightly shorter than palpi, with several rows of fine denticles, dental formula 3/3; legs long, stout and striated, with ivory enameling at distal end of each segment, coxa I with two subequal spurs, external spur slightly longer than internal spur, with pointed apices, coxae II–IV with distinct triangular external spurs, internal spurs of coxae II and III minute and broadly arcuate, coxa IV with distinct triangular internal spur; three pairs of ventral plates, adanal plates long, narrow and straight, slightly tapering posteriorly to median projection, lateral margin somewhat convex, anteromedial margin concave, subanal plates varying in shape and size, suboval and longitudinally aligned, accessory plates somewhat separate from adanal plates; genital aperture situated just anterior to level of coxae II, perforated portion of spiracular plates is gently curved throughout its length, ranging from moderately broad to very narrow, dorsal prolongation long and clearly distinct from main plate, sparse setae in spiracular region.

Female ( Fig. 26 View FIGURE 26 , E–H): Body round, narrowing anteriorly, approximately 5.32± 0.2 mm long and 3.08± 0.1 mm wide; scutum dark brown to red-brown, length and width subequal, posterior margin broadly rounded with prominent posterolateral angles, cervical grooves deep, extending to posterior scutal margin, large punctations sparsely distributed on scutum; eyes large, bulging, in sockets; capitulum long, dorsolateral projections of basis capituli short and broad, ventral projections absent, dorsal posterior margin straight, with inconspicuous cornua, porose areas large, suboval and widely separated, palpi and hypostome as in male, dental formula 3/3; legs long, with ivory enameling at each segment, coxa I with two long, subequal spurs, external spur slightly longer than internal spur, coxae II–IV with distinct triangular external spurs, internal spurs minute and broadly arcuate; genital aperture situated between coxae II, posterior lip of genital aperture narrowly U-shaped; spiracular plates suboval, dorsal prolongation short, perforated portion of dorsal prolongation gently curved.