By
Michael L. Levin, PhD, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The important ixodid ticks include Amblyomma spp, Anomalohimalaya spp, Bothriocroton spp, Cosmiomma sp, Dermacentor spp, Haemaphysalis spp, Hyalomma spp, Ixodes spp, Margaropus spp, Nosomma sp, Rhipicentor spp, and Rhipicephalus spp.
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