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Checklist for Order Ixodida Sundevall, 1833 (hard ticks)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
545
2867
11767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
459
2495
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
345
1428
4282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
67
326
962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
13
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
3 Families width 172 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)63SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick53SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick56SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
13 Genera with 172 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179432SpeciesTaxom
Aponomma Neuman, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1961American Dog Tick20SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Bothriocroton Keirans, Kin..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 194115SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1892Dog Ticks11SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 191148SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1941Soft-bodied Tick15SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
172 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblyomma albopictum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma auricularium Conil, 1878Lone star tick
Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Amblyomma imitator Kohls, 1958
Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma dissimile Koch, 1844Iguana Tick
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma elaphense Price, 1959
Amblyomma fimbriatum Koch, 1844Tropical reptile tick
Amblyomma fuscolineatum Lucas, 1847
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma imitator Kohls, 1958
Amblyomma inornatum Banks, 1909
Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897)⇒ Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma limbatum Neumann, 1899Reptile tick
Amblyomma loculosum Neumann, 1907Seabird tick
Amblyomma longirostre Koch, 1844
Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844Gulf Coast tick
Amblyomma nodosum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909Hard tick
Amblyomma parkeri Fonseca & Ar..., 1952
Amblyomma quadricavum Schulze, 1941
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844
Amblyomma tuberculatum Marx, 1894Gopher Tortoise Tick
Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Aponomma gervaisi lucasi (Warburton, 1910)⇒ Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
Argas (Argas) macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Argas) reflexus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Argas vulgaris Filippova, 1961
Argas (Persicargas) keiransi Estrada-Peña..., 2003
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas acinus Whittick, 1938
Argas africolumbae Hoogstraal, ..., 1975
Argas americana (Townsend, 1893)⇒ Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884
Argas beijingensis Teng, 1983
Argas brevipes Banks, 1908
Argas cooleyi McIvor, 1941Cliff swallow tick
Argas giganteus Kohls & Clif..., 1968
Argas hermanni (Audouin, 1827)⇒ Argas macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas latus Filippova, 1961
Argas magnus Neumann, 1896Ecuadorian pyriform argasid
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas monolakensis Schwan, Corw..., 1992
Argas radiatus Railliet, 1893North American bird Argas
Argas ricei Hoogstraal, ..., 1975
Argas sanchezi Dugès, 1887Adobe tick
Argas vulgaris Filippova, 1961
Boophilus (Margaropus) annulatus (australis To..., 1944)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)⇒ Rhipicephalus australis Fuller, 1899
Bothriocroton undatum Fabricius, 1775Goanna tick
Carios brodyi Matheson, 1935
Carios capensis Neumann, 1901Seabird soft tick
Carios concanensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Carios coprophilus McIntosh, 1935
Carios denmarki Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Carios dyeri Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Carios jerseyi Klompen & Gr..., 2001
Carios kelleyi Cooley & Kohls, 1941Bat Tick
Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Carios mexicanus Hoffmann, 1959
Carios pusillus Kohls, 1950
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Carios stageri Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Carios talaje Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Carios yumatensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Dermacentor (Americentor) albipictus Packard, 1869Elk tick
Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, 1908Paralysis tick
Dermacentor dissimilis Cooley, 1947
Dermacentor halli McIntosh, 1931
Dermacentor hunteri Bishopp, 1912
Dermacentor nigrolineatus (Bequaert, 1938)⇒ 
Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897Tropical Horse Tick
Dermacentor occidentalis Marx, 1892Net tick
Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann, 1901Rabbit Dermacentor
Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821American dog tick
Dermacentor venustus (Marx, 1892)⇒ Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821
Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) longicornis Neumann, 1901Asian longhorn tick
Haemaphysalis chordeilis Packard, 1869Bird tick
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris (Hunter & Hooker, 1907)⇒ Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869
Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869Grouse tick
Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) lusitanicum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma (Hyalommasta) aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hyalomma truncatum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Ixodes (Ceratixodes) uriae White, 1852Common seabird tick
Ixodes (Eschatocephalus) simplex Neumann, 1906Bat tick
Ixodes (Exopalpiger) trianguliceps Birula, 1895Shrew Tick
Ixodes (Ixodes) gibbosus Nuttall, 1916
Ixodes (Ixodes) ovatus Neumann, 1899
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes aequalis (Banks, 1910)⇒ Ixodes sculptus Neumann, 1904
Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899
Ixodes albipictus (Packard, 1869)⇒ 
Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904Kiwi tick
Ixodes angustus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes woodi Bishopp, 1911
Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca, 1935
Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904
Ixodes baergi Cooley & Kohls, 1942
Ixodes banksi Bishopp, 1911
Ixodes brunneus (Koch, 1844)⇒ Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Ixodes californicus (Neumann, 1911)⇒ Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, 1943
Ixodes chordeilis (Packard, 1869)⇒ Haemaphysalis chordeilis Packard, 1869
Ixodes conepati Cooley & Kohls, 1943
Ixodes cookei (Packard, 1869)⇒ Ixodes conepati Cooley & Kohls, 1943
Ixodes dentatus (Marx, 1899)⇒ Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nut..., 1916
Ixodes diversifossus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nut..., 1916
Ixodes eadsi Kohls & Clif..., 1964
Ixodes eastoni Keirans & Cl..., 1983
Ixodes gregsoni Lindquist, W..., 1999
Ixodes hearlei Gregson, 1941
Ixodes howelli Cooley & Kohls, 1938
Ixodes jellisoni Cooley & Kohls, 1938
Ixodes kingi Bishopp, 1911Rotund tick
Ixodes marmotae Cooley & Kohls, 1938
Ixodes marxi Banks, 1908Eastern squirrel tick
Ixodes minor Neumann, 1902
Ixodes muris (Bishopp & Smith, 1937)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Ixodes nigrolineatus Packard, 1869
Ixodes ochotonae Gregson, 1941
Ixodes ozarkus (Cooley, 1944)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, 1943California black-legged tick
Ixodes peromysci Auguston, 1940
Ixodes rugosus Bishopp, 1911
Ixodes scapularis (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus bursa Canestrini &..., 1877
Ixodes sculptus Neumann, 1904Sculptured tick
Ixodes signatus Birula, 1895
Ixodes soricis Gregson, 1942Shrew tick
Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nut..., 1916Mouse tick
Ixodes texanus Banks, 1909Raccoon Tick
Ixodes unipunctata (Packard, 1869)⇒ Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodes woodi Bishopp, 1911Woodrat Tick
Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Carios maritimus Vermeil & Ma..., 1967
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros concanensis (Clifford, Ko..., 1964)⇒ Carios concanensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros coriaceus Koch, 1844Pajahuello tick
Ornithodoros denmarki (Kohls, Sonen..., 1965)⇒ Carios denmarki Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Ornithodoros dyeri (Cooley & Kohls, 1940)⇒ Carios dyeri Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Ornithodoros eremicus Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros hermsi Wheeler, Her..., 1935
Ornithodoros kelleyi (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios kelleyi Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros macmillani Hoogstraal &..., 1966Possum soft tick
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros parkeri Cooley, 1936
Ornithodoros stageri (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios stageri Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros turicata Dugès, 1876Relapsing fever tick
Ornithodoros yumatensis (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios yumatensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Otobius lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Otobius sparnus Kohls & Clif..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) australis Fuller, 1899Australian cattle tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Digeneus) bursa Canestrini &..., 1877
Rhipicephalus (Digineus) bursa (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pulchellus (Gerstäcker, 1873)⇒ Rhipicephalus humeralis Rondelli, 1926
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus texanus (Banks, 1908)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806

Subnodes of Ixodida with occurrences in USA
SuborderArgasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
4
53
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
4
56
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIxodina
Roth, 1851
1
5
63
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Ixodida (Sundevall 1833)
Ixodida (Sundevall 1833)


Links, sources and further information
Ixodida at artfakta.se
Ixodida at biodiversity.org.au
Ixodida at dyntaxa.se
Ixodida at gbif.org
Ixodida at itis.gov
Ixodida at marinespecies.org