Ixodes vespertilionis Koch and first report of Ixodes simplex Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) from bats in the Republic of Korea

作者：Kim Heung Chul; Han Sang Hoon; Chong Sung Tae; Robbins Richard G^*; Klein Terry A

来源：Systematic and Applied Acarology, 2011, 16(3): 223-227.

Ticks were collected from bats captured in caves, abandoned mines, and under bridges in the Republic of Korea as part of the 65(th) Medical Brigade vector-borne disease surveillance program in collaboration with the National Institute of Biological Resources. A total of seven ticks (1 nymph and 3 larvae of Ixodes simplex, and 3 females of Ixodes vespertilionis) were removed from 7/141 bats (5.0%). Ixodes simplex was collected from both Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) and Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), while I. vespertilionis was collected only from R. ferrumequinum. This is the first report of I. simplex from the Republic of Korea.

• 出版日期2011-10-14