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Ixodes lividus Koch, 1844 (Figs. 53–55)

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Ixodes lividus is the three-host, nest-dwelling, bird parasite typically of the sand martin (Riparia riparia).

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Sándor, A.D. (2017). Ixodes lividus Koch, 1844 (Figs. 53–55). In: Estrada-Peña, A., Mihalca, A., Petney, T. (eds) Ticks of Europe and North Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63760-0_32

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