Main description:

This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks reported in Europe and northern Africa. It includes descriptive texts on the ecology and prominent features of each species, together with ink illustrations and distribution maps of more than 60 species of hard and soft ticks. The text for each species was prepared by specialists, the illustrations were made especially for this book and the maps were compiled on the basis of more than 40 years of records. This book is the first to offer keys for more than 60 species of ticks (both immature and adult) in the target territory. It also includes supplementary information with bibliographical details for each species.

This book is based upon work from COST Action TD1303, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)

Contents:

1. An introduction on tick accepted names and nomenclature. Trevor Petney, Andrei Mihalca, and Agustin Estrada-Pena. 2. Keys for the genera of ticks, including larvae, nymphs and adults. Agustin Estrada-Pena.3. Keys for the genus Argas (adults and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena4. The genus Argas, including A. persicus, A. reflexus, A. vespertilionis, A. miniatus, A. polonicus, A. transgariepinus. Miriam Pfaffle, Trevor Petney, Thomas G.T. Jaenson, Agustin Estrada-Pena.5. Keys for the genus Ornithodoros (adults and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena.6. The genus Ornithodoros, including the O. erraticus complex, O. maritimus, O. coniceps, O. capensis, O. alactagalis, O. lahorensis, O. tholozani. Gad Baneth and Gabriela Kleinerman.7. Keys for the genus Ixodes (adults, nymphs and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena.8. The genus Ixodes including I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, I. canisuga, I. rugicollis, I. arboricola, I. frontalis, I. eldaricus, I gibbosus, I. ventalloi, I. laguri, I. trianguliceps, I. acuminatus, I. lividus, I. simplex, I. vespertilionis, I. uriae, I. persulcatus, I. ariadnae, I. unicavatus, and I. rotschildi. Agustin Estrada-Pena, Sandor Hornok, Doeminco Otranto, Margarida Santos-Silva, Maxime Madder, Filipe Dantas-Torres.9. The genus Ixodes: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data. A. Estrada-Pena, A. Mihalca, Miriam Pfaffle, T. Petney.10. Keys for the genus Haemaphysalis (adults, nymphs and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena11. The genus Haemaphysalis: illustrations, additional information and maps of distribution for the species. The species to be included as illustrations and maps are: H. punctata, H. sulcata, H. inermis, H. concinna, H. hispanica, H. parva, H. caucasica, H. erinacei. Margarida Santos-Silva, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfaffle, Thomas G.T. Jaensosn, Zati Vatansever.12. The genus Haemaphysalis: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data. A. Estrada-Pena, A. Mihalca, Miriam Pfaffle, T. Petney.13. Keys for the genus Hyalomma (adults, nymphs and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena.14. The genus Hyalomma including H. marginatum, H. rufipes, H. lusitanicum, H. scupense, H. anatolicum, H. excavatum, H. dromedarii, H. asiaticum, H. impeltatum and H. aegyptium. Margarida Santos-Silva, Zati Vatansever, Andrei Mihalca, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfaffle, 15. The genus Hyalomma: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data. A. Estrada-Pena, A. Mihalca, Miriam Pfaffle, T. Petney.16. Keys for the genus Dermacentor (adults, nymphs and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena.17. The genus Dermacentor including D. marginatus and D. reticulatus. Sandor Hornok.18. The genus Dermacentor: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data. A. Estrada-Pena, A. Mihalca, Miriam Pfaffle, T. Petney.19. Keys for the genus Rhipicephalus (adults, nymphs and larvae). Agustin Estrada-Pena.20. The genus Rhipicephalus including R. sanguineus sensu lato, R. turanicus, R. rossicus, R. pusillus, R. bursa, R. guilhoni and R. annulatus. Gianluca d'Amico, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfaffle, Margarida Santos-Silva.21. The genus Rhipicephalus: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data. A. Estrada-Pena, A. Mihalca, Miriam Pfaffle, T. Petney.22. How to collect ticks from the vegetation, and how to interpret these collections. Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfaffle.23. How to design and address collections from hosts, and how to interpret these collections. Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfaffle.