Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida) in Sakar Mountains, SE Bulgaria
Author
Kolarova, Nevena
Author
Gradinarov, Denis
Author
Petrova, Yana
National Genetic Laboratory, 2 Zdrave Str., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria, e-mail: yanagradinarova @ abv. bg
yanagradinarova@abv.bg
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ZooNotes
2024
2024-01-31
2024
S 15
20
31
journal article
300920
10.5281/zenodo.13257667
1098ce5f-081f-49ab-bf8e-2f897165b5ca
1313-9916
13257667
Haemaphysalis punctata
Canestrini & Fanzago, 1878
(
Fig. 6
)
Material
examined:
Sakar Mts
,
SW of Izvorovo Vill.
,
41°57'11.9"N
26°07'56.2"E
,
289 m
a.s.l.
, roadside grasslands with burrows of
Spermophilus citellus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
(
Fig. 8
),
08.v.2024
,
1 ♀
(
BFUS-
ACR000018
), on clothing,
D. Gradinarov
&
Y. Petrova
leg.
Notes: Widely distributed species in
Bulgaria
, most common in the Southern Black Sea coast and the Upper Thracian plain regions (
Georgieva & Gecheva 2013
). The species exhibits high ecological plasticity and is found in a variety of habitats (
Georgieva & Gecheva 2013
,
Estrada-Peñа
et al.
2017
).