Haemadipsa

{{short description|Genus of annelids}}

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| image = Haemadipsa picta.jpg

| image_caption = Tiger leech in Borneo, Malaysia

| taxon = Haemadipsa

| authority = Tennent, 1859

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = See text

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Haemadipsa is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as jawed land leeches. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood.Haemadipsidae{{Circular reference|date=May 2022}} They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding.{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Haemadipsa|title=Dictionary entry}}

Species in the genus Haemadipsa{{cite web| url = http://eol.org/pages/3140025/| title = Details for: Haemadipsa | accessdate = 2013-07-23| author = Encyclopedia of Life| authorlink = eol.org| publisher = Encyclopedia of Life}}

• Haemadipsa cavatuses
• Haemadipsa cochiniana
• Haemadipsa crenata
• Haemadipsa hainana
• Haemadipsa interrupta
• Haemadipsa japonica
• Haemadipsa limuna
• Haemadipsa moorei
• Haemadipsa montana
• Haemadipsa ornata
• Haemadipsa picta (Tiger leech)
• Haemadipsa rjukjuana
• Haemadipsa sumatrana
• Haemadipsa sylvestris (Indian leech)
• Haemadipsa trimaculosa
• Haemadipsa zeylanica (Japanese mountain leech)