The range of Ha. longicornis is restricted to more temperate regions, the species is absent in India and adjacent areas. The species is common in Japan, Korea, Russian Far East and was also introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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Thanks very much Dr. Igor Uspensky.

If you are interested in additional information concerning this species I can advise you two main references:

Hoogstraal H. et al. 1968. J. Parasitol., 54 (6): 1197-1213;

Yamaguti N. et al., 1971. Brigham. Young Univ. Sci. Bull., Biol. ser., 15 (1): 1-226.

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Thank you very much. I'll look for these papers in our library.

Do you know if there is a global locational database for this tick species? I am looking to create a global distribution map for common occurrences of Haemaphysalis longicornis, worldwide.

Sorry, I do not know.

May I advise you to look at the papers of Allen Heath from New Zealand. He worked with this species after its introduction to his country.

Thank you. I sent Drs Heath and Lawrence an email yesterday to see if they had any occurrence data for New Zealand and Australia. Dr. Heath sent me some information for New Zealand.

Do you have any recommendations for Japan, Korea, or China?

During last decades the data concerning relationships of H.l. with various pathogens have been published. You can find appropriate papers just through Google asking for "H.l. Japan (or China, or Korea)"; there you can find data about tick distribution. I think that you know a recent paper by Rainey et al. (J. Med. Entomol., 2018, 55 (3)) where also there are some useful references.

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