Ixodes trianguliceps

Ixodes trianguliceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Ixodes
Species: I. trianguliceps
Binomial name
Ixodes trianguliceps
Birula, 1895
Synonyms [1]
  • Ixodes nivalis Rondelli, 1928
  • Ixodes tenuirostris Neumann, 1901
  • Ixodes heroldi Schulze, 1939
  • Ixodes suecicus Schulze, 1930

Ixodes trianguliceps is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae that feeds on such mammals as shrew, rats, mice, hedgehogs, foxes, squirrels, moles, rabbits and hares. It also frequently feeds on horses and humans. It is mostly found in European countries such as Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and northern parts of Spain, at elevations of up to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft).[2] It is also found in Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ixodes (Exopalpiger) trianguliceps Birula, 1895". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. "Ixodes trianguliceps". University of Bristol. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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