Table S3. Average intraspecific and interspecific K2P distances predicated on the 12S rRNA gene in Haemaphysalis species.

Species	N	H. hystricis	H. cornigera	H. concinna	H. doenitzi	H. flava	H. japonica	H. longicornis
Note: Intraspecific distance data are shown in boldface for clarity. The underlined data indicate the highest intraspecific and lowest interspecific distances. Abbreviation: N=number of sequences. H.=Haemaphysalis. * the highest interspecific distance.
H. hystricis	5	0
H. cornigera	4	0.1371328831	0
H. concinna	3	0.1817426049	0.1532318083	0.0019841330
H. doenitzi	4	0.1491843529	0.0723418465	0.1542762170	0.0039905820
H. flava	14	0.1507102241	0.1230000555	0.0903495504	0.1309744074	0.0004275540
H. japonica	4	0.196004581*	0.1529088927	0.1368672590	0.1728339139	0.1235672509	0.0945783130
H. longicornis	26	0.0899835374	0.0913522722	0.1493494257	0.1054751596	0.1089099103	0.1665811766	0.0006666250