- The
Ixodidae are the
family of hard
ticks or
scale ticks, one of the
three families of ticks,
consisting of over 700 species. They are
known as 'hard ticks'...
-
genera Deinocroton and Legionaris, as well as the
members of the
living ixodid genera Amblyomma, Ixodes, Haemaphysalis,
Bothriocroton and Archaeocroton...
- Schaller, p. 184. Yeoman, Guy Henry; Walker, Jane
Brotherton (1967). The
ixodid ticks of Tanzania. London:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology. OCLCÂ 955970...
- the
family Ixodidae, and
especially the
genus Amblyomma: 29
species of
ixodids are
known from anteaters, 25 of
which belong to Amblyomma.
Anteaters are...
-
increases the
reproductive potential of females. For example, a
female ixodid tick can
usually lay
thousands of eggs at once,
compared to the few hundred...
- middle-aged males, in particular, can hold
their territories for years.
Common ixodid ticks collected from
impala include Amblyomma hebraeum,
Boophilus decoloratus...
-
variegatum ixodid ticks,
female and male, dorsal.
Dermacentor andersoni ixodid ticks,
female and male, dorsal.
Haemaphysalis bancrofti ixodid ticks, female...
-
those of
argasid ticks with
mouthparts more
similar to
those of hard-bodied
ixodid ticks. The
discovery of
Khimaira fossus represents a
possible missing link...
-
Rickettsia Red-stained
Rickettsia rickettsii visible in
cells of an
Ixodid vector tick
Scientific classification Domain:
Bacteria Phylum: Pseudomonadota...
- pads on the feet of
insects and
other arthropods, such as the
housefly and
ixodid ticks. They are
located at the base of the
claws (#2 in the
figure at right)...
