The family Ixodidae, whose members are commonly known as hard ticks, currently
comprises 137 Neotropical species, most of which are endemic to this region. Here we …

At present, 24 species are known to occur in Portugal: Argas vespertilionis, Ornithodoros
maritimus and Ornithodoros erraticus in Argasidae; Ixodes acuminatus, Ixodes bivari, Ixodes …

Ticks belonging to the Superfamily Ixodoidea rep resent a group of highly specialized
bloodsucking arthropods that are obligate temporary parasites of mammals, birds, or …

A major, but not exhaustive, literature revision has been made to compile the names of
Ixodidae from Linnaeus to present. Names are classified as valid, synonyms, lapsus …

Female (Fig. 1): Colour: scutum, basis capituli, coxae, distal parts of femur and proximal
portions of tarsi and intervening articles are blackish brown, the remaining hard parts …

Brown dog ticks morphologically identifiable as Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, are
distributed world-wide and their systematics is controversial. Results of genetic and …

There are numerous discrepancies in recent published lists of the ticks of the world. Here we
review the controversial names, presenting evidence for or against their validity and …

The world wide distributed ticks, parasites of man and domestic as well as wild animals, also
vectors of many diseases, are of great economic and medical importance. Therefore this …

Most populations and some species of ticks of the genera Boophilus (5 spp.) and
Rhipicephalus (ca. 75 spp.) cannot be distinguished phenotypically. Moreover, there is …

The genus-level classification of soft ticks (Argasidae) is controversial. A previous
phylogenetic analysis of morphological and developmental characters found that the genus …