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There are about 650 species of hard ticks belonging to 11 genera. From the medical point of view the more important genera and species are Ixodes (I. ricinus, I. persulcatus), Dermacentor (D. andersoni, D. variabilis, D. pictus), Amblyomma (A. hebraeum, A. americanum, A. cajennense, A. variegatum), Haemaphysalis (H. concinna, H. spinigera) and Hyalomma (H. marginatum). Ticks of veterinary importance include Boophilus annulatus, B. microplus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, R. sanguineus, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris and H. leachi, although these do not usually bite man they may be important reservoirs of various zoonotic diseases.
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Service, M.W. (1980). Hard ticks (Order Metastigmata: Family Ixodidae). In: A Guide to Medical Entomology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16334-2_21
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