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Also known as the Long-legged bat tick
Hosts
Bats
Distribution
Wales, South West England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Italy
Ixodes vespertilionis is generally found in caves- close to roots of bats, females can often be found on host but males are found on the walls of the caves
Pathogenesis
Bats: Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kul virus
Description
Adult female dorsal features
Adult female dorsal view (click on pictures for a close up)
Adult female ventral features
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)