Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, 1844

Fedorov, Denis & Hornok, Sándor, 2024, Checklist of hosts, illustrated geographical range, and ecology of tick species from the genus Ixodes (Acari, Ixodidae) in Russia and other post-Soviet countries, ZooKeys 1201, pp. 255-343 : 255-343

Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, 1844

Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, 1844 b: 232 .

Ixodes longipes Lucas: Neumann 1901: 249.

Ixodes pagurus Neumann, 1911: 28.

Ixodes nodulipes (Kolenati): Neumann 1911: 28.

Ixodes troglodytes Schmidt in Frauenfeld: Neumann 1901: 249.

Eschatocephalus gracilipes Frauenfeld: Estrada-Peña 1989: 165.

Eschatocephalus nodulipes Santos Dias: Santos Dias 1961: 229.

Eschatocephalus seidlitzii Koch: Neumann 1911: 30.

Eschatocephalus frauenfeldi Koch: Neumann 1901: 249.

Eschatocephalus seidlitzi Koch: Neumann 1901: 249.

Eschatocephalus vespertilionis (Koch): Neumann 1901: 249.

Eschatocephalus exaratus (Kolenati): Neumann 1901: Santos Dias 1961: 229.

Eschatocephalus flavipes (Koch): Doss and Anastos 1977: 34.

Recorded hosts.

Mammalia: Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber) (serotine bat), Myotis blythii (lesser mouse-eared bat) ( Filippova 1977), pond bat Myotis dasycneme (Boie) ( Starikov et al. 2017 b) , Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl) ( Orlova et al. 2011) , Myotis myotis (Borkhausen) (greater mouse-eared bat) ( Filippova 1977), Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl) (whiskered bat) ( Bobkova 2003), Nyctalus noctula (Schreber) (common noctule), Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber) (common pipistrelle), Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber) (greater horseshoe bat), Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein) (lesser horseshoe bat), Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie (Mehely’s horseshoe bat) ( Filippova 1977).

Recorded locations

(Fig. 3 ). Russia: Udmurtia ( Orlova et al. 2011), Voronezh Oblast (Usmsnskyi pine forest), ( Khitsova and Sherstyanykh 2014), Novosibirsk Oblast (resort Lake Karachi) ( Fedorov 2016), Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (outskirts of the urban locality Mortka) ( Starikov et al. 2017 b), Krasnodar Krai (Sochi National Park) ( Romashin 2021), Stavropol Krai ( Tsapko 2019). Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ternopil Oblast, Zakarpattia Oblast, Crimea ( Bobkova 2003). Moldova: Codru Reserve (Dniester-Prut interfluve) ( Uspenskaya 1987). Georgia: Abkhazia ( Kerbabaev 2011). Azerbaijan: Shusha, Hadrut ( Filippova 1972). Armenia: Meghri ( Ogandzhanyan 1949). Kyrgyzstan: Chüy Valley ( Fedorova 2012 a). Turkmenistan: rural localities Ahcha-Kuima and Mollagara ( Dubinin and Bregetova 1952). Tajikistan: northern spurs of the Zarafshan Range ( Filippova 1972).

Ecology and other information.

Ixodes vespertilionis Koch is a species of ixodid ticks associated with bats as typical hosts ( Filippova 1977), mostly from the families Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae . Usually, I. vespertilionis can be found in caves inhabited by bats. Occasional findings in Central Russia and Siberia are considered to result from accidental transportation.

Figures

Figure 3. Map of Russia and neighboring countries showing the locations where Ixodes vespertilionis was reported.