List of Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Subterranean Habitats in Croatia
Journal: Pathogens
Year: 2026

Between 1993 and 2024, a total of 274 hard ticks (Ixodidae) were collected from 138 subterranean localities in Croatia. This study represents the most extensive survey of hard tick fauna in subterranean habitats in Croatia to date. The collected specimens were classified into three genera and seven taxa, including two taxa that could not be identified to the species level (one from the genus <i>Ixodes</i> and one from <i>Haemaphysalis</i>). The genus <i>Ixodes</i> was the most abundant, comprisi