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Taxonomy of Family Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844
Hard Tick, Hard ticks, Hard-Backed Ticks, Hardbacked Ticks


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
798
8977
91345
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
172
1699
24111
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
5
159
2724
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Ixodides
Leach, 1815
Ticks
2
116
1181
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Ixodoidea
Banks, 1894
1
115
1180
Family
Genera
Species
FamilyIxodidae
C. L. Koch, 1844
Hard Tick, Hard ticks, Hard-Backed Ticks, Hardbacked Ticks
115
1180
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844
SubfamilyBothriocrotoninae
Klompen, Dobson & Barker, 2002
1
7
Genus
Species
SubfamilyEschatocephalinae
Camicas & Morel, 1977
  ⇒ Ixodinae
4
81
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHaemaphysalinae
Banks, 1908
3
313
Genera
Species
SubfamilyIxodinae
Murray, 1877
8
726
Genera
Species
GenusAboimisalis
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusAborphysalis
Hoogstraal, Dhanda & El Kammah, 1971
0Species
GenusAdenopleura
Macalister, 1872
1Species
GenusAllocerea
ZoologicalRecord, 1959
  ⇒ Haemaphysalis
2Species
GenusAlloixodes
Cerny, 1969
0Species
GenusAmblyoma
1Species
GenusAnocentor
Schulze, 1937
  ⇒ Dermacentor
3Species
GenusArchaeocroton
Barker & Burger, 2018
1Species
GenusArthuriella
Dias, 1958
0Species
GenusAsiacentor
Filippova & Panova, 1974
0Species
GenusBoöphilus
0Species
GenusBrasiliana
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusCardioshesis
1Species
GenusCeratoxidus
1Species
GenusCernyonuna
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusCinorestes
Costa, 1834
0Species
GenusCompluriscutula
Poinar & Buckley, 2008
1Species
GenusCompsoscorpius
Petrunkevitch, 1949
3Species
GenusConocentor
Schulze, 1943
0Species
GenusCoxixodes
1Species
GenusCynoraesthes
Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
0Species
GenusCynorhaesta
Hermann, 1804
0Species
GenusCynorhaetes
Gervais, 1844
0Species
GenusCynorhestes
Leach, 1813
0Species
GenusCynorrhaestes
Dumeril, 1822
1Species
GenusDeinocroton
Peñalver, Arillo, Anderson & Pérez-de la Fuente, 2017
1Species
GenusDelpyiella
Dias, 1955
0Species
GenusDemacentor
1Species
GenusDermacentorites
Olenev, 1931
0Species
GenusDermaphysalis
Hoogstraal, Uilenberg & Klein, 1966
0Species
GenusDermiomma
Tonelli Rondelli, 1939
0Species
GenusDermocentor
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Dermacentor
0Species
GenusDiasjatia
Özdikmen, 2008
  ⇒ Haemaphysalis
0Species
GenusDigineus
1Species
GenusElongiphysalis
Hoogstraal, Wassef & Uilenberg, 1974
0Species
GenusEndopalpiger
Schulze, 1935
5Species
GenusEuhyalomma
Filippova, 1984
0Species
GenusEuthesius
Gistl, 1847
1Species
GenusFeldmaniella
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusFifippovania
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusFonsecaia
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusGarnhamphysalis
Hoogstraal & Wassef, 1981
0Species
GenusGonixodes
Dugès, 1888
1Species
GenusHaemalastos
Ausserer, 1882
0Species
GenusHaemalostor
Walckenaer & Gervais, 1847
0Species
GenusHaemixodes
Kohls & Clifford, 1967
0Species
GenusHaemophysalis
2Species
GenusHeamaphysalis
1Species
GenusHoemaphysalis
1Species
GenusHoogstraalia
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusHoogstralliter
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusHyalommina
Schulze, 1919
0Species
GenusIndixodes
Morel in Camicas, Hervy, Adam & Morel, 1998
0Species
GenusIxodiopsis
Filippova, 1957
0Species
GenusKaiseriana
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusKeiransiella
Dias, 1993
0Species
GenusKohlsiella
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusKoloninum
Dias, 1993
0Species
GenusLamellicauda
1Species
GenusLepidixodes
Schulze, 1935
1Species
GenusMacintosheilla
Santos Dias, 1969
0Species
GenusMacintoshiella
Travassos Santos Dias, 1969
  ⇒ Amblyomma
0Species
GenusMonoindex
Emelyanova & Kozlovskaya, 1967
0Species
GenusMorelenia
Dias, 1963
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
0Species
GenusMultidentatus
Clifford, Sonenshine, Keirans & Kohls, 1973
0Species
GenusNeumaniella
1Species
GenusOlenevia
Diss, 1963
0Species
GenusOphiodes
Murray, 1877
0Species
GenusOrnithophysalis
Hoogstraal & Wassef, 1973
0Species
GenusOtocentor
Cooley, 1938
1Species
GenusPalpoboophilus
Minning, 1934
3Species
GenusPalpoophilus
Minning, 1934
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
0Species
GenusPaltipalpiger
0Species
GenusPartipalpiger
Hoogstraal, Clifford, Saito & Keirans, 1973
0Species
GenusPhaulixodes
Berlese, 1889
2Species
GenusPhauloixodes
Berlese, 1889
2Species
GenusPomerantzelia
Feider, 1965
0Species
GenusPomerantzella
Zoological Record, 1965
0Species
GenusPomerantzevella
0Species
GenusPomerantzevia
Dias, 1959
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
0Species
GenusPterygodes
Neumann, 1913
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
1Species
GenusPuncticentor
Schulze, 1933
0Species
GenusRhipicaphalus
3Species
GenusRhipidocephalus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
0Species
GenusRhipidostoma
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Haemaphysalis
1Species
GenusRhychoprion
Leach, 1813
0Species
GenusRobertsalis
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusRobertsicus
Barker & Burger, 2018
1Species
GenusSerdjukovia
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusSharifiella
Dias, 1958
0Species
GenusSternalixodes
Schulze, 1935
3Species
GenusSugimotoiana
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusTendeirodes
Dias, 1958
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
0Species
GenusTheileriana
Dias, 1963
0Species
GenusTrichotoixodes
Reznik, 1961
0Species
GenusWalkeriana
Diss, 1963
1Species
GenusXiphiastor
Murray, 1877
1Species
GenusXiphixodes
1Species
GenusZumptielinus
Dias, 1955
  ⇒ Rhipicephalus
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Ixodidae
GermanHolzböcke, Pseudoskorpione, Schildzecken, Zecken
EnglishHard Tick, Hard ticks, Hard-Backed Ticks, Hardbacked Ticks
DutchHarde teken
SwedishHårda fästingar
FinnishPuutiaiset
NorwegianFlåttfamilien


Distribution and Species lists of Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  5 Species
Albania
2 Genera  11 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  9 Species
Angola
3 Genera  10 Species
Argentina
3 Genera  15 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
7 Genera  69 Species
Austria
1 Genus  7 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  11 Species
Belize
2 Genera  3 Species
Benin
2 Genera  8 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  5 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  9 Species
Brazil
4 Genera  28 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  12 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  7 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  7 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  17 Species
Canada
3 Genera  29 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  8 Species
Chile
1 Genus  9 Species
China
4 Genera  47 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  15 Species
Costa Rica
3 Genera  9 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  4 Species
Cuba
1 Genus  1 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  2 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Genera  22 Species
Denmark
4 Genera  33 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  9 Species
Egypt
3 Genera  12 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  7 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  12 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  10 Species
Finland
2 Genera  10 Species
France
5 Genera  25 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  7 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  7 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  3 Species
Germany
3 Genera  32 Species
Ghana
2 Genera  10 Species
Greece
2 Genera  16 Species
Guatemala
3 Genera  14 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  7 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  7 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  2 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  8 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  4 Species
India
3 Genera  34 Species
Indonesia
4 Genera  47 Species
Iran
2 Genera  7 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  18 Species
Israel
2 Genera  13 Species
Italy
3 Genera  32 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Genera  10 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
3 Genera  22 Species
Kazakhstan
2 Genera  4 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  20 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  2 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  2 Species
Lesotho
3 Genera  9 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  12 Species
Libya
2 Genera  18 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  11 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  23 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  14 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  20 Species
Mali
1 Genus  7 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  7 Species
Mexico
5 Genera  39 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  11 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  11 Species
Myanmar
4 Genera  19 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  9 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  8 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  18 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  7 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  4 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  8 Species
Niue
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
4 Genera  22 Species
Pakistan
3 Genera  21 Species
Panama
3 Genera  14 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  9 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  4 Species
Peru
3 Genera  12 Species
Philippines
1 Genus  3 Species
Poland
2 Genera  3 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  21 Species
Republic South Africa
5 Genera  34 Species
Romania
1 Genus  3 Species
Russia
2 Genera  22 Species
Rwanda
3 Genera  12 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  2 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  9 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  8 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  7 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  2 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  8 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  3 Species
South Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
2 Genera  13 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  18 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  10 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  35 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  9 Species
Taiwan
5 Genera  160 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  18 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  13 Species
Togo
1 Genus  7 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  3 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  17 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  12 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  17 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
5 Genera  51 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  6 Species
USA
4 Genera  56 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
2 Genera  12 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  33 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  12 Species
Zimbabwe
3 Genera  11 Species


Distribution on islands


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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