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Susceptibility of #Rhipicehalus (Boophilus) microplus (#Acari: #Ixodidae) to sulfur and copper nanoparticles
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70044

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Identification and genetic diversity of #ticks in local sheep in Samarra city, Northern of Baghdad, Iraq
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70039

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In vitro anti-tick effect of #Eucalyptus globulus oil and its nano-emulsion against unfed adults of the brown dog #tick #Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: #Ixodidae)
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70032

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Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia #Ixodes (Afrixodes) colboi n. sp. (Acari: #Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) from Zambia. Females of this new species can be distinguished from other Afrotropical species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966 by the development of carinae and scutal punctations, shape of apron and anterior projection of basis capituli, length and development of spurs on palpal segment I, coxae and trochanters, and the size and development of the syncoxae.

ICYMI: Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia SystParasitol

Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia #Ixodes (Afrixodes) colboi n. sp. (Acari: #Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) from Zambia. Females of this new species can be distinguished from other Afrotropical species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966 by the development of carinae and scutal punctations, shape of apron and anterior projection of basis capituli, length and development of spurs on palpal segment I, coxae and trochanters, and the size and development of the syncoxae.

Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia SystParasitol

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Description of #Rhipicephalus hibericus #phenology and main hosts in its type locality
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70024

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Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae) and notes on I. spinae Arthur, 1958, parasites of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) in South Africa #Ixodes (Afrixodes) hyracis n. sp. (Acari: #Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) from South Africa. Females of this new species are similar to those of some other Afrotropical species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966 such as I. arebiensis Arthur, 1956, I. euplecti Arthur, 1958, I. lunatus Neumann, 1907 and I. rotundatus Arthur, 1958, from which they can be distinguished by the shape of the apron, length of the anterior projection of the basis capituli, length of the auriculae, and length and shape of spurs on palpal segment I, coxae and trochanters.

ICYMI: Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae) and notes on I. spinae Arthur, 1958, parasites of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) in South Africa SystParasitol

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Ticks and #tick-borne bacterial #pathogens found on hard ticks (#Acari: #Ixodidae) on cattle in the Central River region of The Gambia
doi.org/10.1111/mve.70004

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Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae) and notes on I. spinae Arthur, 1958, parasites of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) in South Africa #Ixodes (Afrixodes) hyracis n. sp. (Acari: #Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) from South Africa. Females of this new species are similar to those of some other Afrotropical species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966 such as I. arebiensis Arthur, 1956, I. euplecti Arthur, 1958, I. lunatus Neumann, 1907 and I. rotundatus Arthur, 1958, from which they can be distinguished by the shape of the apron, length of the anterior projection of the basis capituli, length of the auriculae, and length and shape of spurs on palpal segment I, coxae and trochanters.

Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae) and notes on I. spinae Arthur, 1958, parasites of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis (Pallas) (Hyracoidea: Procaviidae) in South Africa SystParasitol

Identity of #Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906 (Acari: #Ixodidae), reinstatement of I. ampullaceus Warburton, 1933 as a valid species and redescription of I. aulacodi Arthur, 1956, parasites of rodents and other animals in sub-Saharan Africa The identity of #Ixodes (Afrixodes) ugandanus Neumann, 1906 (Acari: #Ixodidae) is established and its male and female are redescribed based on specimens collected on rodents (Rodentia: Muridae, Thryonomyidae) in Ethiopia and Uganda. Lectotype of I. ugandanus is designated here. #Ixodes (Afrixodes) ampullaceus Warburton, 1933 is reestablished as a valid species and its female is redescribed based on specimens collected on rodents (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae), carnivorans (Carnivora: Viverridae) and a bird (Galliformes: Numididae) in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. #Ixodes mossambicensis Santos Dias, 1952 is synonymized with I. ampullaceus. Male and female of #Ixodes (Afrixodes) aulacodi Arthur, 1956 are redescribed in greater detail based on specimens collected on rodents (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae) in Benin, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast. All available literature data on these taxa are critically analyzed and discussed. We sequenced the mitochondrial genome of I. aulacodi, compared it to other #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 species, and according to our phylogeny from 10 protein-coding mitochondrial genes of 33 #Ixodes species, I. aulacodi forms a clade with the only other Afrixodes Morel, 1966 having a sequenced complete mitochondrial genome, #Ixodes rubicundus Neumann, 1904.

ICYMI: Identity of #Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906 (Acari: #Ixodidae), reinstatement of I. ampullaceus Warburton, 1933 as a valid species and redescription of I. aulacodi Arthur, 1956, parasites of rodents and other animals in sub-Saharan Africa SystParasitol

Identity of #Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906 (Acari: #Ixodidae), reinstatement of I. ampullaceus Warburton, 1933 as a valid species and redescription of I. aulacodi Arthur, 1956, parasites of rodents and other animals in sub-Saharan Africa The identity of #Ixodes (Afrixodes) ugandanus Neumann, 1906 (Acari: #Ixodidae) is established and its male and female are redescribed based on specimens collected on rodents (Rodentia: Muridae, Thryonomyidae) in Ethiopia and Uganda. Lectotype of I. ugandanus is designated here. #Ixodes (Afrixodes) ampullaceus Warburton, 1933 is reestablished as a valid species and its female is redescribed based on specimens collected on rodents (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae), carnivorans (Carnivora: Viverridae) and a bird (Galliformes: Numididae) in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. #Ixodes mossambicensis Santos Dias, 1952 is synonymized with I. ampullaceus. Male and female of #Ixodes (Afrixodes) aulacodi Arthur, 1956 are redescribed in greater detail based on specimens collected on rodents (Rodentia: Thryonomyidae) in Benin, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast. All available literature data on these taxa are critically analyzed and discussed. We sequenced the mitochondrial genome of I. aulacodi, compared it to other #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 species, and according to our phylogeny from 10 protein-coding mitochondrial genes of 33 #Ixodes species, I. aulacodi forms a clade with the only other Afrixodes Morel, 1966 having a sequenced complete mitochondrial genome, #Ixodes rubicundus Neumann, 1904.

Identity of #Ixodes ugandanus Neumann, 1906 (Acari: #Ixodidae), reinstatement of I. ampullaceus Warburton, 1933 as a valid species and redescription of I. aulacodi Arthur, 1956, parasites of rodents and other animals in sub-Saharan Africa SystParasitol

Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus Gray (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Mexico #Ixodes (#Ixodes) zacateco n. sp. (Acari: #Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus Gray (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) from Mexico. Females of this new species are different from all other species of the subgenus #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 from the Americas by the development of lateral carinae and punctations on scutum, length of alloscutal setae, shape and size of auriculae, development and size of spurs on coxae and lack of syncoxae.

ICYMI: Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus Gray (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Mexico SystParasitol

Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus Gray (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Mexico #Ixodes (#Ixodes) zacateco n. sp. (Acari: #Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus Gray (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) from Mexico. Females of this new species are different from all other species of the subgenus #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 from the Americas by the development of lateral carinae and punctations on scutum, length of alloscutal setae, shape and size of auriculae, development and size of spurs on coxae and lack of syncoxae.

Description of a new species of #Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: #Ixodidae), parasite of the Mexican spiny pocket mouse, Heteromys irroratus Gray (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Mexico SystParasitol

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a close-up view of the front of a dog tick (Ixodidae family), highlighting intricate surface textures and structural adaptations. The tick’s forelegs and mouthparts dominate the frame. The central mouthpart structure, the hypostome, is visible with backward-facing barbs that resemble jagged teeth, designed to anchor the tick into its host. The pedipalps flank the hypostome, and appear claw-like. The tick's body surface is covered in fine ridges, tiny setae (hair-like structures), and jointed limbs that show detailed segmentation and curvature. The grayscale imaging emphasizes surface details and gives a stark, alien appearance.

Another SEM image of a dog tick (Ixodidae family), from a slightly different angle. This view emphasizes the dorsum (back) of the tick’s body, which appears rounded and armored, covered in fine folds and dotted with tiny pores or gland openings. The tick’s legs are visible splaying out to the sides, with textured segments and minute sensory hairs. The hypostome and pedipalps are once again visible, though less prominently than in the first image. The overall texture reveals how what appears smooth to the naked eye is actually intricately structured under magnification.

A dog tick I found, on me. What looks smooth is actually full of ridges and pores. Those backward-facing hooks on the hypostome? That’s why ticks are such a pain to remove. That mouth is going to stay put.

Get a tick removal tool folks. Worth it.

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The #Ixodes auritulus complex (Acari: Parasitiformes: #Ixodidae) in the Southern Cone of America #Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904 (Acari: Parasitiformes: #Ixodidae) represents a species complex principally associated to birds belonging to the orders Ciconiiformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Passeriformes, Piciformes, Pelecaniformes, Procellariiformes, Strigiformes, and Tinamiformes in both immature and adult stages. This is a cosmopolitan tick species whose distribution encompass the Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic and Neotropical Zoogeographic Regions, and Pacific Oceans islands. #Ixodes auritulus sensu stricto was described from southern Chile, and recently new species from this complex were described based only on morphological characters. In this study, specimens of ticks determined to belong to the I. auritulus complex obtained from the Southern Cone of America in different biogeographic regions of Argentina, southern Chile, Brazil and Uruguay were analyzed. Additionally, a female paratype of #Ixodes rio Apanaskevich & Labruna, 2022 from the southern from Brazil was included in the study. Morphological characters were analyzed and phylogenetic analyses were performed by obtaining partial mitochondrial DNA sequences of the 16S rRNA and cox1 genes. The specimens from Punta Arenas, Magallanes Province, southern Chile (type locality) correspond morphologically to I. auritulus s.s. and those from central and northern Argentina (Pampa and Yungas Biogeographic Provinces), Uruguay and southern Brazil (Pampa Biogeographic Province) were morphologically compatible with I. rio. The phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial DNA sequences support the classification of I. auritulus s.s. from southern Chile and I. rio from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay as two distinct species. Additional morphological and molecular analyses of ticks from ecological regions other than those included here are necessary to deepen the knowledge of the diversity of the I. auritulus complex in the Southern Cone of America.

ICYMI: The #Ixodes auritulus complex (Acari: Parasitiformes: #Ixodidae) in the Southern Cone of America SystParasitol

The #Ixodes auritulus complex (Acari: Parasitiformes: #Ixodidae) in the Southern Cone of America #Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904 (Acari: Parasitiformes: #Ixodidae) represents a species complex principally associated to birds belonging to the orders Ciconiiformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Passeriformes, Piciformes, Pelecaniformes, Procellariiformes, Strigiformes, and Tinamiformes in both immature and adult stages. This is a cosmopolitan tick species whose distribution encompass the Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic and Neotropical Zoogeographic Regions, and Pacific Oceans islands. #Ixodes auritulus sensu stricto was described from southern Chile, and recently new species from this complex were described based only on morphological characters. In this study, specimens of ticks determined to belong to the I. auritulus complex obtained from the Southern Cone of America in different biogeographic regions of Argentina, southern Chile, Brazil and Uruguay were analyzed. Additionally, a female paratype of #Ixodes rio Apanaskevich & Labruna, 2022 from the southern from Brazil was included in the study. Morphological characters were analyzed and phylogenetic analyses were performed by obtaining partial mitochondrial DNA sequences of the 16S rRNA and cox1 genes. The specimens from Punta Arenas, Magallanes Province, southern Chile (type locality) correspond morphologically to I. auritulus s.s. and those from central and northern Argentina (Pampa and Yungas Biogeographic Provinces), Uruguay and southern Brazil (Pampa Biogeographic Province) were morphologically compatible with I. rio. The phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial DNA sequences support the classification of I. auritulus s.s. from southern Chile and I. rio from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay as two distinct species. Additional morphological and molecular analyses of ticks from ecological regions other than those included here are necessary to deepen the knowledge of the diversity of the I. auritulus complex in the Southern Cone of America.

The #Ixodes auritulus complex (Acari: Parasitiformes: #Ixodidae) in the Southern Cone of America SystParasitol

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