A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago Author Basu, A. K. Author Basu, M. Author Adesiyun, A. A. text Acarologia 2012 2012-03-30 52 1 39 50 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034 journal article 7340 10.1051/acarologia/20122034 af1c13af-ed12-4d49-ba0d-eb5e1886de63 2107-7207 4667077 Ixodes downsi Kohls (1957) first recorded a new species of tick, I. downsi on bats ( Anoura geoffroyi ) in Aripo Cave, Trinidad . Gonzalez-Acuna et al. (2008) mentioned the presence of this tick in Trinidad and Tobago and stated that it is unclear whether the principal hosts are Chiroptera or Aves . Distribution: Venezuela ( Gonzalez-Acuna et al. 2008 ).