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Systematics of the Ixodida (Argasidae, Ixodidae, Nuttalliellidae): An Overview and Some Problems

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Tick Vector Biology

Summary

The world’s tick fauna is composed of some 850 species in 3 families and 19 genera. All known tick species are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of either warm- or cold-blooded animals during one or more stages of their life cycle. Interest in ticks has increased dramatically in recent years primarily due to the relationship between ticks of the Ixodes ricinus group and their ability to transmit the causative agent of Lyme disease to humans.

In this chapter, the world’s tick fauna is listed; genera and occasionally subgenera considered; taxonomic problem areas discussed; and pertinent literature reviewed and cited.

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  1. J. E. Keirans

    Present address: Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, 30460, USA

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  1. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA

    J. E. Keirans

  2. Department of Entomology, Museum Support Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C, 20560, USA

    J. E. Keirans

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Keirans, J.E. (1992). Systematics of the Ixodida (Argasidae, Ixodidae, Nuttalliellidae): An Overview and Some Problems. In: Tick Vector Biology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76643-5_1

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