According to Clifford, Sonenshine, Keirans and Kohls ( 1973), there are 5 subgenera in genus Ixodes recorded in China, i.e.Eschatocephalus Frauenfeld, 1853;Scaphixodes Schulze, 1941;Partipalpiger Hoogstraal, Clifford, Saito et Keirans, 1973; Ixodes Latreille, 1795; Pholeoixodes Schulze, 1942.The diagnostic characteristics of and key to those subgenera are given in this paper.%硬蜱属Genus Ixodes Latrille公认有16个亚属,按此分类系统中国的硬蜱属成员归入5个亚属,即指名亚属Subgenus Ixodes ( s.str.) Latreille、隆头硬蜱亚属Subgenus Eschatocephalus Frauenfeld、殊须硬蜱亚属Subgenus Partipalpiger Hoogstraal, Clifford, Saito et Keirans、短须硬蜱亚属Subgenus Pholeoixodes Schulze 和盘窝硬蜱亚属Subgenus Scaphixodes Schulae。本文按亚属分类系统对中国的硬蜱进行了记述,并编制了分亚属检索表。
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