Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899

Nava, Santiago, Beati, Lorenza, Venzal, Jose M., Durden, Lance A., Bermudez, Sergio E., Tarragona, Evelina L., Mangold, Atilio J., Gleason, Debbie, Mastropaolo, Mariano & Guglielmone, Alberto A., 2023, Description of two new species in the Ixodes ricinus complex from the New World (Acari: Ixodidae), and redescription of Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899, Zootaxa 5361 (1), pp. 53-73 : 60

Ixodes affinis Neumann, 1899

Material examined. COSTA RICA: 3♀♀ ex Leopardus pardalis (USNMENT985399): these ticks correspond to the original material used by Neumann (1899) to describe I. affinis , and it is labeled as “ Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus , Felis pardalis, U.S. Nat. Mus. Coll. Marx, No. 41-2”; 3♀♀ 2♂♂ ex Odocoileus virginianus (USNMENT985448); 2♂♂ ex horse, Guanacaste (USNMENT985400); 1♂, Guanacaste (USNMENT985389). All the females correspond to semi-engorged specimens.