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Ixodes acuminatus Neumann, 1901 (Figs. 60–62)

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There is currently a discussion as to whether the eastern Palaearctic tick Ixodes redikoverzi Olenev, 1927 is a synonym of Ixodes acuminatus.

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Pfäffle, M.P., Petney, T.N., Santos-Silva, M.M. (2017). Ixodes acuminatus Neumann, 1901 (Figs. 60–62). In: Estrada-Peña, A., Mihalca, A., Petney, T. (eds) Ticks of Europe and North Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63760-0_35

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