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Also known as the Sand martin tick
Hosts
Sand martin, house martin, swallow, great tit
Distribution
England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland
Ixodes lividus is mainly found in the burrows/nests of sand martins all year around
Pathogenesis
I.lividus has been associated with Russian spring-summer encephalitis
Description
Adult female dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female dorsal view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult female ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female ventral view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult male dorsal view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult male ventral view (click on pictures for a close up)