- The
Ixodidae are the
family of hard
ticks or
scale ticks, one of the
three families of ticks,
consisting of 771 species, as of 2024[update]. They are known...
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especially in warm,
humid climates.
Ticks belong to two
major families: the
Ixodidae, or hard ticks, and the Argasidae, or soft ticks. Nuttalliella, a genus...
- conditions. Soft
ticks lack the hard
scutum present in the hard
ticks (
Ixodidae). The
gnathosoma (or capitulum, the mouthparts-bearing structure) is located...
- the
mesothorax in
insects as well as some
arachnids (e.g., the
family Ixodidae, the
scale ticks).
Scutes are
similar to
scales and
serve the same function...
-
western black-legged tick is a hard tick, i.e., a
member of the
family Ixodidae. The
larvae and
nymphs typically feed on
lizards and
small mammals, while...
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Phillip E. Kaufman. Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma Americanum (Linnaeus): (Acari:
Ixodidae).
Entomology and
Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. The Institute...
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Ixodes is a
genus of hard-bodied
ticks (family
Ixodidae). It
includes important disease vectors of
animals and
humans (tick-borne disease), and some species...
-
Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and
Anaplasma phagocytophilum in
Ticks (Acari:
Ixodidae) from a
Coastal Region of California".
Journal of
Medical Entomology. 40...
- States,
along with
parts of
northern Mexico. I.
angustus is a
member of the
Ixodidae (hard-bodied)
family of ticks. It is most
abundant in cool,
moist biomes...
- A. L. (1997). "Lizards as
hosts for
immature Ixodes sca****ris (Acari:
Ixodidae) in
North Carolina".
Journal of
Medical Entomology. 34 (6): 594–8. doi:10...
