Boophilus microplus Minning, 1934 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Arachnida order Ixodida family Ixodidae genus Rhipicephalus species Rhipicephalus microplus Name Homonyms Boophilus microplus Lahille, 1905 Boophilus microplus Minning, 1934