Ixodes simplex Neumann, 1906

Ixodes simplex is a bat tick with a very wide distribution. It has been reported from Africa, Europe, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Guinea (Arthur 1965; Roberts 1970; Wilson 1970; Hoogstraal et al. 1972b). Records from continental Southeast Asia are relatively uncommon but it has been recorded from peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (Hoogstraal et al. 1972b; Petney and Keirans 1994; Kolonin 2003). Its hosts are predominantly microchiropteran bats, especially the genus Miniopterus which is the most commonly recorded genus, and in particular M. schreibersii, as well as members of the genera Myotis and Rhinolophus . Ixodes simplex has been recorded from sea level to 2,000 m, where it is found in bat caves (Kolonin 2009).

The female and nymph are illustrated in Yamaguti et al. (1971).