Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

The **Ixodidae** are the family of **hard ticks** or **scale ticks**, one of the two big families of ticks, consisting of over 700 species. They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other big family of ticks, the soft ticks (Argasidae), lack. They are ectoparasites of a wide range of host species, and some are vectors of disease.

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## Genus and Species

* Ixodes (**258 species**)
	+ Ixodes abrocomae
	+ Ixodes acuminatus
	+ Ixodes acutitarsus
	+ Ixodes affinis
	+ Ixodes albignaci
	+ Ixodes alluaudi
	+ Ixodes amarali
	+ Ixodes amersoni
	+ Ixodes anatis
	+ Ixodes andinus
	+ Ixodes angustus
	+ Ixodes antechini
	+ Ixodes apronophorus
	+ Ixodes arabukiensis
	+ Ixodes aragaoi
	+ Ixodes arboricola (Tree-hole Tick)
	+ Ixodes arebiensis
	+ Ixodes asanumai
	+ Ixodes aulacodi
	+ Ixodes auriculaelongae
	+ Ixodes auritulus
	+ Ixodes australiensis
	+ Ixodes baergi
	+ Ixodes bakeri
	+ Ixodes banksi
	+ Ixodes bedfordi
	+ Ixodes bequaerti
	+ Ixodes berlesei
	+ Ixodes bivari
	+ Ixodes boliviensis
	+ Ixodes brewsterae
	+ Ixodes browningi
	+ Ixodes brumpti
	+ Ixodes brunneus
	+ Ixodes calcarhebes
	+ Ixodes caledonicus
	+ Ixodes canisuga (Dog Tick)
	+ Ixodes capromydis
	+ Ixodes catherinei
	+ Ixodes cavipalpus
	+ Ixodes ceylonensis
	+ Ixodes chilensis
	+ Ixodes colasbelcouri
	+ Ixodes collocaliae
	+ Ixodes columnae
	+ Ixodes conepati
	+ Ixodes confusus
	+ Ixodes cookei
	+ Ixodes cooleyi
	+ Ixodes copei
	+ Ixodes cordifer
	+ Ixodes cornuae
	+ Ixodes cornuatus (Tasmanian Paralysis Tick)
	+ Ixodes corwini
	+ Ixodes crenulatus
	+ Ixodes cuernavacensis
	+ Ixodes cumulatimpunctatus
	+ Ixodes dampfi
	+ Ixodes daveyi
	+ Ixodes dawesi
	+ Ixodes dendrolagi
	+ Ixodes dentatus
	+ Ixodes dicei
	+ Ixodes diomedeae
	+ Ixodes diversifossus
	+ Ixodes djaronensis
	+ Ixodes domerguei
	+ Ixodes downsi
	+ Ixodes drakensbergensis
	+ Ixodes eadsi
	+ Ixodes eastoni
	+ Ixodes eichhorni
	+ Ixodes eldaricus
	+ Ixodes elongatus
	+ Ixodes eudyptidis
	+ Ixodes euplecti
	+ Ixodes evansi
	+ Ixodes fecialis
	+ Ixodes festai
	+ Ixodes filippovae
	+ Ixodes fossulatus
	+ Ixodes frontalis
	+ Ixodes fuscipes
	+ Ixodes galapagoensis
	+ Ixodes ghilarovi
	+ Ixodes gibbosus
	+ Ixodes granulatus
	+ Ixodes gregsoni
	+ Ixodes guatemalensis
	+ Ixodes hearlei
	+ Ixodes heinrichi
	+ Ixodes hexagonus
	+ Ixodes hexagonus
	+ Ixodes himalayensis
	+ Ixodes hirsti
	+ Ixodes holocyclus (Australian Paralysis Tick)
	+ Ixodes hoogstraali
	+ Ixodes howelli
	+ Ixodes hyatti
	+ Ixodes hydromyidis
	+ Ixodes jacksoni
	+ Ixodes jellisoni
	+ Ixodes jonesae
	+ Ixodes kaiseri
	+ Ixodes kaschmiricus
	+ Ixodes kazakstani
	+ Ixodes kerguelenensis
	+ Ixodes kingi
	+ Ixodes kohlsi
	+ Ixodes kopsteini
	+ Ixodes kuntzi
	+ Ixodes laguri
	+ Ixodes lasallei
	+ Ixodes latus
	+ Ixodes laysanensis
	+ Ixodes lemuris
	+ Ixodes lewisi
	+ Ixodes lividus
	+ Ixodes longiscutatus
	+ Ixodes loricatus
	+ Ixodes loveridgei
	+ Ixodes luciae
	+ Ixodes lunatus
	+ Ixodes luxuriosus
	+ Ixodes macfarlanei
	+ Ixodes malayensis
	+ Ixodes marmotae
	+ Ixodes marxi
	+ Ixodes maslovi
	+ Ixodes matopi
	+ Ixodes mexicanus
	+ Ixodes microgalei
	+ Ixodes minor
	+ Ixodes minutae
	+ Ixodes mitchelli
	+ Ixodes monospinosus
	+ Ixodes montoyanus
	+ Ixodes moreli
	+ Ixodes moscharius
	+ Ixodes moschiferi
	+ Ixodes muniensis
	+ Ixodes muris
	+ Ixodes murreleti
	+ Ixodes myospalacis
	+ Ixodes myotomys
	+ Ixodes myrmecobii
	+ Ixodes nairobiensis
	+ Ixodes nchisiensis
	+ Ixodes nectomys
	+ Ixodes neitzi
	+ Ixodes nesomys
	+ Ixodes neuquenensis
	+ Ixodes nicolasi
	+ Ixodes nipponensis
	+ Ixodes nitens
	+ Ixodes nuttalli
	+ Ixodes nuttallianus
	+ Ixodes occultus
	+ Ixodes ochotonae
	+ Ixodes okapiae
	+ Ixodes oldi
	+ Ixodes ornithorhynchi
	+ Ixodes ovatus
	+ Ixodes pacificus (Western Black-legged Tick)
	+ Ixodes paranaensis
	+ Ixodes pararicinus
	+ Ixodes pavlovskyi
	+ Ixodes percavatus
	+ Ixodes peromysci
	+ Ixodes persulcatus (Taiga Tick)
	+ Ixodes petauristae
	+ Ixodes philipi
	+ Ixodes pilosus
	+ Ixodes pomerantzi
	+ Ixodes pomeranzevi
	+ Ixodes priscicollaris
	+ Ixodes pararicinus
	+ Ixodes pavlovskyi
	+ Ixodes percavatus
	+ Ixodes peromysci
	+ Ixodes persulcatus
	+ Ixodes petauristae
	+ Ixodes philipi
	+ Ixodes pilosus
	+ Ixodes pomerantzi
	+ Ixodes pomeranzevi
	+ Ixodes priscicollaris
	+ Ixodes procaviae
	+ Ixodes prokopjevi
	+ Ixodes radfordi
	+ Ixodes rageaui
	+ Ixodes randrianasoloi
	+ Ixodes rangtangensis
	+ Ixodes rasus
	+ Ixodes redikorzevi
	+ Ixodes rhabdomysae
	+ Ixodes ricinus (Castor Bean Tick)
	+ Ixodes rothschildi
	+ Ixodes rotundatus
	+ Ixodes rubicundus
	+ Ixodes rubidus
	+ Ixodes rugicollis
	+ Ixodes rugosus
	+ Ixodes sachalinensis
	+ Ixodes scapularis (Deer Tick)
	+ Ixodes schillingsi
	+ Ixodes schulzei
	+ Ixodes sculptus
	+ Ixodes semenovi
	+ Ixodes serrafreirei
	+ Ixodes shahi
	+ Ixodes siamensis
	+ Ixodes sigelos
	+ Ixodes signatus
	+ Ixodes simplex
	+ Ixodes sinaloa
	+ Ixodes sinensis
	+ Ixodes soricis
	+ Ixodes spinicoxalis
	+ Ixodes spinipalpis
	+ Ixodes steini
	+ Ixodes stilesi
	+ Ixodes stromi
	+ Ixodes subterranus
	+ Ixodes succineus
	+ Ixodes taglei
	+ Ixodes tamaulipas
	+ Ixodes tancitarius
	+ Ixodes tanuki
	+ Ixodes tapirus
	+ Ixodes tasmani
	+ Ixodes tecpanensis
	+ Ixodes tertiarius
	+ Ixodes texanus
	+ Ixodes theilerae
	+ Ixodes thomasae
	+ Ixodes tiptoni
	+ Ixodes tovari
	+ Ixodes transvaalensis
	+ Ixodes trianguliceps
	+ Ixodes trichosuri
	+ Ixodes tropicalis
	+ Ixodes turdus
	+ Ixodes ugandanus
	+ Ixodes unicavatus
	+ Ixodes uriae (Seabird Tick)
	+ Ixodes vanidicus
	+ Ixodes venezuelensis
	+ Ixodes ventalloi
	+ Ixodes vespertilionis
	+ Ixodes vestitus
	+ Ixodes victoriensis
	+ Ixodes walkerae
	+ Ixodes werneri
	+ Ixodes woodi
	+ Ixodes zaglossi
	+ Ixodes zairensis
	+ Ixodes zumpti