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Genera
Amblyomma
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Boophilus
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Dermacentor
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Haemaphysalis
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Hyalomma
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Ixodes
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Rhipicephalus
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Ixodes

245 Ixodes tick species are found worldwide, the most prevalent species in Europe are I. ricinus (castor bean tick), I.canisuga (British dog tick), and I. trianguliceps (vole tick) (although I. hexagonus, I. acuminatus, I. apronophorus, I. ventalloi, I. frontalis, I. hexagonus, I. arboricola, I. lividus, I. uriae, I. unicavatus, I. caledonicus and I. rotschildi have also been recorded in western Europe)

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female Ixodes ricinus dorsal view ventral view	Description of Genus:
	Anal groove above anus
	Eyes absent
	Palpi longer than wide
	Not ornate
male Ixodes ricinus ventral view dorsal view	No festoons