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Invalid Species Recorded from Humans (Synonyms, incertae sedis, nomina dubia, nomina nuda)

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Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Humans

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Abstract

Several species of Ixodidae have been collected from people under names that, for various reasons, are currently considered invalid, as noted in large part by Guglielmone & Nava (2014) and Guglielmone et al.

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Guglielmone, A.A., Robbins, R.G. (2018). Invalid Species Recorded from Humans (Synonyms, incertae sedis, nomina dubia, nomina nuda). In: Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) Parasitizing Humans. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95552-0_3

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