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The Updated List of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae & Argasidae) Occurring in Iran With a Key to the Identification of Species Publisher



Hosseinichegeni A1 ; Tavakoli M2 ; Telmadarraiy Z3
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  1. 1. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
  2. 2. Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, Khorramabad, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Systematic and Applied Acarology Published:2019


Abstract

This study encompasses an updated species list of ticks (Ixodoidea superfam.) in Iran and knowledge on their distribution and host animals are provided. The present list is based on previous literatures as well as observations by the authors on the ticks of Iran. In total, 46 species of ticks occur in Iran (10 Argasidae and 36 Ixodidae) from 10 genera. © 2019 Systematic & Applied Acarology Society.
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