This book has been designed to summarize current, essential information for every one of the world’s 700+ hard tick species. 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.
Introduction.- Part I – The Genus Ixodes.- Part II – THE GENUS Haemaphysalis.- Part III – THE GENUS Amblyomma.- Part IV – THE GENUS Rhipicephalus.- Part V – THE GENUS Dermacentor.- Part VI – THE GENUS Hyalomma.- Part VII – The Genera Anomalohimalaya, Bothriocroton, Cosmiomma, Compluriscutula, Cornupalpatum, Margaropus, Nosomma and Rhipicentor.- Part VIII – SYNOPSIS.- Ticks feeding on humans.- Distribution.- Hosts.- Species with broad distributions.- Type Depository Acronyms.