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Ixodid Ticks


Western Black-legged Tick                                          ©Warren E. Savary 2003

 

The family Ixodidae is represented in California by the following taxa:

Genus Amblyomma Koch 1844
    Amblyomma americanum (Linneaus 1758) - Lone Star Tick
Genus Boophilus Curtice 1891
    Boophilus annulatus (Say 1821) - Cattle Tick
Genus Dermacentor Koch 1844
    Dermacentor albipictus (Packard 1869)- Winter Tick
    Dermacentor andersoni Stiles 1908 - Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
    Dermacentor hunteri Bishopp 1912
    Dermacentor occidentalis Marx 1892 - Pacific Coast Tick
    Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann 1901
    Dermacentor variabilis (Say 1821) - American Dog Tick
Genus Haemaphysalis Koch 1844
    Haemaphysalis chordeilis (Packard 1869)
    Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (Packard 1869) - Rabbit Tick
Genus Ixodes Latrielle 1795
    Ixodes angustus Neumann 1899
    Ixodes auritulus Neumann 1899
    Ixodes brunneus Koch 1844
    Ixodes hearlei Gregson 1941
    Ixodes holdenriedi Cooley 1946
    Ixodes howelli Cooley and Kohls 1938
    Ixodes jellisoni Cooley and Kohls 1938
    Ixodes kingi Bishopp 1911
    Ixodes neotomae Cooley 1944
    Ixodes ochotonae Gregson 1941
    Ixodes pacificus Cooley and Kohls 1943 - Western Black-legged Tick
    Ixodes peromysci Augustson 1939
    Ixodes rugosus Bishopp 1911
    Ixodes sculptus Neuman 1904
    Ixodes signatus Birula 1895
    Ixodes soricis Gregson 1942
    Ixodes spinipaplis Hadwen and Nuttall 1916
    Ixodes texanus Banks 1908
    Ixodes uriae White 1852
    Ixodes woodi Bishopp 1911
Genus Rhipicephalus Koch 1844 
    Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle 1806) - Western Dog Tick