This book has been designed to summarize current, essential information for every one of the world’s 700+ hard tick species. Under each species name, we will cite the original description, followed by information on type depositories, known stages, distribution (by zoogeographic region and ecoregion), hosts, and human infestation (if any). Each species account will also include a list of salient references and, where necessary, remarks on systematic status. We envision eight chapters: six devoted to the major ixodid tick genera (Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Ixodes, Rhipicephalus), one covering eight minor genera (including two that are fossil), and a concluding summary chapter. There will be two tables on host associations and zoogeography in each major genus chapter, as well as five tables in the summary chapter, for a total of 17 tables. No similar synopsis of the world’s hard tick species exists in any language.
Authors and Affiliations
Department of Animal Production, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Rafaela, Argentina
Alberto A. Guglielmone
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, Silver Spring, USA
Richard G. Robbins
James H. Oliver Jr. Inst. of Arthropodology and Parasitology, U.S. National Tick Collection Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA
Dmitry A. Apanaskevich
Dept. of Ecology and Parasitology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Zoology, Germany
Trevor N. Petney
Department of Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
Ivan G. Horak
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Hard Ticks of the World
Book Subtitle: (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae)
Authors: Alberto A. Guglielmone, Richard G. Robbins, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Trevor N. Petney, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Ivan G. Horak