Nosomma

Nosomma
Systematics
Class :	Arachnids (arachnida)
Subclass :	Mites (acari)
Superordinate :	Parasitiformes
Order :	Ticks (ixodida)
Family :	Shield ticks (ixodidae)
Genre :	Nosomma
Scientific name
	Nosomma
	Schulze , 1919

Nosomma is an originally monotypical genus of the ticks with the species N. monstrosum . The species N. keralensis described in 2007is not yet generally recognized. N. monstrosum is a three-host tick that mainlyattacks ungulates and occasionally humans. It occurs in India , more rarely in neighboring regions ( Sri Lanka , Indochina , Nepal ).

Individual evidence

↑ Alberto A. Guglielmone et al .: The Hard Ticks of the World: (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) . Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 978-94-007-7497-1 , pp. 709 .
↑ Bruce Fivaz, Trevor Petney, Ivan Horak: Tick Vector Biology: Medical and Veterinary Aspects . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-76643-5 , p. 15 .

[1] Alberto A. Guglielmone et al .: The Hard Ticks of the World: (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) . Springer Science & Business Media, 2013, ISBN 978-94-007-7497-1 , pp. 709 .

[2] Bruce Fivaz, Trevor Petney, Ivan Horak: Tick Vector Biology: Medical and Veterinary Aspects . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-76643-5 , p. 15 .