Ixodes trianguliceps
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| Ixodes trianguliceps | |
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| 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] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ixodes (Exopalpiger) trianguliceps Birula, 1895". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Ixodes trianguliceps". University of Bristol. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
External links
Further reading
- V. V. Nefedova, E. I. Korenberg, Yu. V. Kovalevskii, M. V. Samokhvalov, N. B. Gorelova (2012). "The role of Ixodes trianguliceps tick larvae in circulation of Babesia microti in the Middle Urals". Entomological Review (Zoologicheskii Zhurnal) 91 (9): 1034–1042.
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