| reinstatement of dermacentor bellulus (acari: ixodidae) as a valid species previously confused with d. taiwanensis and comparison of all parasitic stages. | re-examination of dermacentor taiwanensis sugimoto, 1935 specimens in the united states national tick collection revealed that two morphologically distinct dermacentor species were identified under this name. one of them corresponds to sugimoto's description of d. taiwanensis, while another species is identical to schulze's dermacentor bellulus (schulze, 1935). the latter species has not been considered valid by recent workers. d. bellulus is reinstated here as a valid species and all its stages ... | 2015 | 26335464 |