Table 3 Tick species, location and number of instars collected from cats
From: A survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of companion animals in Australia
| Â | Number of instars | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | State | Larvae | Nymphs | Males | Females | Instar total | Number of hosts |
Haemaphysalis bancrofti | NSW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ixodes cornuatus | TAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ixodes hirsti | TAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ixodes holocyclus | NSW | 0 | 22 | 9 | 88 | 119 | 77 |
QLD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 66 | 59 | |
Ixodes myrmecobii | WA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ixodes tasmani | TAS | 23 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 11 |
VIC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Rhipicephalus sanguineus | NSW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | Â | 23 | 33 | 9 | 164 | 229 | 153a |