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Checklist for Family Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844 (Hard Tick)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
699
6720
45540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
582
5283
38480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
452
2859
15580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
87
539
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
19
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ixodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
1
7
150
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ixodoidea
Banks, 1894
1
7
150
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyIxodidae
C. L. Koch, 1844
Hard Tick, Hard ticks, Hard-Backed Ticks, Hardbacked Ticks
7
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
7 Genera with 150 Species
Anocentor Schulze, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Bothriocroton Keirans, Kin..., 17754SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 190820SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 1911118SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicentor Nuttall & Wa..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Robertsicus Barker & Burger, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
150 Species
Anocentor nitens (Mohler, 1939)⇒ Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897
Boophilus (Margaropus) annulatus (australis To..., 1944)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Boophilus cyclops (Minning, 1934)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Boophilus decoloratus (Alessandrini, 1917)⇒ 
Boophilus distans (Minning, 1934)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)⇒ Rhipicephalus australis Fuller, 1899
Bothriocroton auruginans Schulze, 1936Wombat tick
Bothriocroton concolor Neumann, 1899Echidna tick
Bothriocroton hydrosauri Denny, 1843Southern reptile tick
Bothriocroton undatum Fabricius, 1775Goanna tick
Haemaphysalis (Aboimisalis) punctata Canestrini &..., 1878Coastal Red Tick
Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) longicornis Neumann, 1901Asian longhorn tick
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis chordeilis Packard, 1869Bird tick
Haemaphysalis cinnabarina Santos Dias, 1963Bird tick
Haemaphysalis elongata Neumann, 1897
Haemaphysalis hoodi (Warburton & ..., 1909)⇒ Haemaphysalis madagascariensis Colas-Belcou..., 1948
Haemaphysalis juxtakochi Cooley, 1946
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis leporis (Neumann, 1897)⇒ Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869
Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris (Hunter & Hooker, 1907)⇒ Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869
Haemaphysalis leporispalustris Packard, 1869Grouse tick
Haemaphysalis madagascariensis Colas-Belcou..., 1948
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Haemaphysalis sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Haemaphysalis wellingtoni Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Ixodes (Ceratixodes) uriae White, 1852Common seabird tick
Ixodes (Eschatocephalus) simplex Neumann, 1906Bat tick
Ixodes (Eschatocephalus) vespertilionis Koch, 1844Long-legged Bat Tick
Ixodes (Exopalpiger) trianguliceps Birula, 1895Shrew Tick
Ixodes (Ixodes) gibbosus Nuttall, 1916
Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Ixodes gibbosus Nuttall, 1916
Ixodes (Ixodes) lividus (Koch, 1844)⇒ Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, 1844
Ixodes (Ixodes) ovatus Neumann, 1899
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) canisuga Johnston, 1849Dog tick
Ixodes abrocomae Lahille, 1916
Ixodes aequalis (Banks, 1910)⇒ Ixodes sculptus Neumann, 1904
Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899
Ixodes albipictus (Packard, 1869)⇒ 
Ixodes amarali Fonseca, 1935
Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904Kiwi tick
Ixodes andinus Kohls, 1956
Ixodes angustus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes woodi Bishopp, 1911
Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca, 1935
Ixodes auriculaelongae Arthur, 1958
Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904
Ixodes baergi Cooley & Kohls, 1942
Ixodes banksi Bishopp, 1911
Ixodes bequaerti Cooley & Kohls, 1945
Ixodes bocatorensis D.Apanaskevi..., 2017
Ixodes boliviensis Neumann, 1904
Ixodes bovis (Riley, 1869)⇒ Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821
Ixodes brunneus (Koch, 1844)⇒ Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Ixodes californicus (Neumann, 1911)⇒ Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, 1943
Ixodes capromydis ÄŒerný, 1966
Ixodes chilensis Kohls, 1956
Ixodes chordeilis (Packard, 1869)⇒ Haemaphysalis chordeilis Packard, 1869
Ixodes conepati Cooley & Kohls, 1943
Ixodes cookei (Packard, 1869)⇒ Ixodes conepati Cooley & Kohls, 1943
Ixodes cooleyi Aragão & Fon..., 1951
Ixodes copei Wilson, 1980
Ixodes cornuae Arthur, 1960
Ixodes coxaefurcatus Neumann, 1911
Ixodes cuernavacensis Kohls & Clif..., 1966
Ixodes dampfi Cooley, 1943
Ixodes daveyi Nuttall, 1913
Ixodes dentatus (Marx, 1899)⇒ Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nut..., 1916
Ixodes dicei Keirans & Aj..., 2003
Ixodes diversifossus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nut..., 1916
Ixodes downsi Kohls, 1957
Ixodes eadsi Kohls & Clif..., 1964
Ixodes eastoni Keirans & Cl..., 1983
Ixodes eichhorni Nuttall, 1916
Ixodes eudyptidis (Maskell, 1885)⇒ Ixodes signatus Birula, 1895
Ixodes flavidus C. L. Koch, 1844
Ixodes fossulatus Neumann, 1899
Ixodes fuscipes Koch, 1844
Ixodes galapagoensis Clifford & H..., 1980
Ixodes gregsoni Lindquist, W..., 1999
Ixodes guatemalensis Kohls, 1956
Ixodes hearlei Gregson, 1941
Ixodes howelli Cooley & Kohls, 1938
Ixodes humanus C. L. Koch, 1844
Ixodes jellisoni Cooley & Kohls, 1938
Ixodes jonesae Kohls, Sonen..., 1969
Ixodes kingi Bishopp, 1911Rotund tick
Ixodes laridis Heath & Palma, 2017
Ixodes lasallei Mendez-Aroch..., 1958
Ixodes laysanensis Wilson, 1964
Ixodes longiscutatus Boero, 1944
Ixodes loricatus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes luciae Senevet, 1940
Ixodes luciae Senevet, 1940
Ixodes marmotae Cooley & Kohls, 1938
Ixodes marxi Banks, 1908Eastern squirrel tick
Ixodes mexicanus Cooley & Kohls, 1942
Ixodes minor Neumann, 1902
Ixodes montoyanus Cooley, 1944
Ixodes muris (Bishopp & Smith, 1937)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes murreleti Cooley & Kohls, 1945
Ixodes naponensis (Packard, 1869)⇒ Amblyomma naponense Packard, 1869
Ixodes nectomys Kohls, 1956
Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Ixodes nigrolineatus Packard, 1869
Ixodes nuttalli Lahille, 1913Kearney's buckwheat
Ixodes ochotonae Gregson, 1941
Ixodes ozarkus (Cooley, 1944)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, 1943California black-legged tick
Ixodes paranaensis Barros-Batte..., 2003
Ixodes pararicinus (Keirans & Cl..., 1985)⇒ Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca, 1935
Ixodes percavatus (Neumann, 1906)⇒ Ixodes kohlsi Arthur, 1955
Ixodes peromysci Auguston, 1940
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes pomerantzi Kohls, 1956
Ixodes pygmaeus C. L. Koch, 1844
Ixodes rageaui Arthur, 1958
Ixodes rubidus Neumann, 1901
Ixodes rugosus Bishopp, 1911
Ixodes scapularis (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus bursa Canestrini &..., 1877
Ixodes schillingsi (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ixodes rageaui Arthur, 1958
Ixodes schulzei Aragão & Fon..., 1951
Ixodes sculptus Neumann, 1904Sculptured tick
Ixodes scuticrenatus (Vasquez, 1946)⇒ Ixodes luciae Senevet, 1940
Ixodes serrafreirei Amorim, Gaze..., 2003
Ixodes sigelos Keirans, Cli..., 1976
Ixodes signatus Birula, 1895
Ixodes sinaloa Kohls & Clif..., 1966
Ixodes soricis Gregson, 1942Shrew tick
Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nut..., 1916Mouse tick
Ixodes stilesi Neumann, 1911
Ixodes taglei Kohls, 1969
Ixodes tamaulipas Kohls & Clif..., 1966
Ixodes tancitarius Cooley & Kohls, 1942
Ixodes tapirus Kohls, 1956
Ixodes tecpanensis Kohls, 1956
Ixodes texanus Banks, 1909Raccoon Tick
Ixodes thoracicus (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904
Ixodes tiptoni Kohls & Clif..., 1962
Ixodes tovari Cooley, 1945
Ixodes tropicalis Kohls, 1956
Ixodes unipunctata (Packard, 1869)⇒ Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
Ixodes vanidicus Schulze, 1943
Ixodes venezuelensis Kohls, 1953
Ixodes woodi Bishopp, 1911Woodrat Tick
Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Robertsicus elaphensis Price, 1959Tail-eating tick

Subnodes of Ixodidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyBothriocrotoninae
Klompen, Dobson & Barker, 2002
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHaemaphysalinae
Banks, 1908
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIxodinae
Murray, 1877
3
124
Genera
Species

Taxom



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