Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019
Author
Guglielmone, Alberto A.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
Author
Petney, Trevor N.
0000-0002-9135-4546
trevor.petney@smnk.de
Author
Robbins, Richard G.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-05
4871
1
1
322
journal article
7890
10.11646/zootaxa.4871.1.1
344f8a86-21a1-428e-ae4f-01ea6082254a
1175-5326
4423340
C21A719F-9A6B-4227-8386-1AFA22620614
53.
Ixodes copei
Wilson, 1980
.
A Neotropical species known from a female found on
Passeriformes
:
Mimidae
, while larvae have been collected from
Passeriformes
:
Turdidae
. There are no records of
Ixodes copei
causing human parasitism.
M:
unknown
F:
Wilson (1980)
N:
unknown
L:
Wilson (1980)
Redescriptions:
none
Note:
Ixodes copei
is a Neotropical tick morphologically close to
Ixodes brunneus
, but other as yet undescribed species in this group probably occur in the Neotropics.