Ixodes simplex Neumann, 1906

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 simplex Neumann, 1906

Ixodes simplex Neumann, 1906: 197.

Ixodes audyi Kohls, 1955: 1; Clifford et al. 1973: 489.

Ixodes spiculae Arthur, 1956: 180.

Ixodes pospelovae Emchuk, 1955: 606; Beaucournu 1966: 495.

Ixodes chiropterorum Babos & Janisch, 1958: 389; Beaucournu 1966: 495.

Recorded hosts.

Mammalia: Myotis blythii Tomes (lesser mouse-eared bat), Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl) (common bent-wing bat), Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl) (lesser noctule) ( Filippova 1977).

Recorded locations

(Fig. 2 ). Russia: Krasnodar Krai – outskirts of Sochi ( Emchuk 1955; Filippova 1972). Ukraine: eastern Carpathians – outskirts of Solotvyn and Rakhiv ( Emchuk 1955; Filippova 1972). Azerbaijan: outskirts of Şahbuz and Hadrut ( Emchuk 1955; Filippova 1972).

Ecology and other information.

Ixodes simplex is a tick species specialized for bats as hosts ( Filippova 1977). This species is mainly monoxenous and can be found usually on the common bent-wing bat although some other species of the Chiroptera may also act as hosts, especially which share colonies with its main host ( Beaucournu 1967). Some rare cases of human infestation are also recorded ( Okino et al. 2010; Péter et al. 2021).

Figures

Figure 2. Map of Russia and neighboring countries showing the locations where Ixodes simplex was reported.