1.Haemaphysalis wellingtoni (Acari: Ixodidae) from the spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) (Aves: Strigiiformes): a new tick-host record in Peninsular Malaysia
Tan Tan, L.P. ; Roslan N.S. ; Kazim A.R. ; Che Wan Zalati ; C.W.S. ; Hassan H. ; Heo C.H.
Tropical Biomedicine 2026;43(No. 1):16-21
Multiple engorged tick nymphs (n= 6) were collected from an injured spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo)
in Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia. Morphological identification of the nymphs revealed that the ticks
were Haemaphysalis wellingtoni, based on several distinctive features: (1) internal edge of palpal
article III extending far beyond the internal edge of palpal article II; and (2) four feathery and closespaced infrainternal setae. Subsequent molecular analysis of a randomly selected nymph targeting the
mitochondrial 16S gene corroborated with the species identity of the tick. To date, this is first report of
the infestation of H. wellingtoni on S. seloputo. Future studies are needed to determine whether native
or endemic birds may serve as disseminators of ticks and tick-borne diseases.
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