Ticks of Europe and North Africa : A Guide to Species Identification - Estrada-Peña, Agustín.; Mihalca, Andrei Daniel; Petney, Trevor N.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017)
1. An introduction on tick accepted names and nomenclature -- 2. Keys for the genera of ticks, including larvae, nymphs and adults -- 3. Keys for the genus Argas (adults and larvae) -- 4. The genus Argas, including A. persicus, A. reflexus, A. vespertilionis, A. miniatus, A. polonicus, A. transgariepinus -- 5. Keys for the genus Ornithodoros (adults and larvae) -- 6. The genus Ornithodoros, including the O. erraticus complex, O. maritimus, O. coniceps, O. capensis, O. alactagalis, O. lahorensis, O. tholozani. Gad Baneth and Gabriela Kleinerman -- 7. Keys for the genus Ixodes (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 8. The genus Ixodes including I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, I. canisuga, I. rugicollis, I. arboricola, I. frontalis, I. eldaricus, I gibbosus, I. ventalloi, I. laguri, I. trianguliceps, I. acuminatus, I. lividus, I. simplex, I. vespertilionis, I. uriae, I. persulcatus, I. ariadnae, I. unicavatus, and I. rotschildi -- 9. The genus Ixodes: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 10. Keys for the genus Haemaphysalis (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 11. The genus Haemaphysalis: illustrations, additional information and maps of distribution for the species. The species to be included as illustrations and maps are: H. punctata, H. sulcata, H. inermis, H. concinna, H. hispanica, H. parva, H. caucasica, H. erinacei. Margarida Santos-Silva, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfäffle, Thomas G.T. Jaensosn, Zati Vatansever -- 12. The genus Haemaphysalis: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 13. Keys for the genus Hyalomma (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 14. The genus Hyalomma including H. marginatum, H. rufipes, H. lusitanicum, H. scupense, H. anatolicum, H. excavatum, H. dromedarii, H. asiaticum, H. impeltatum and H. aegyptium -- 15. The genus Hyalomma: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 16. Keys for the genus Dermacentor (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 17. The genus Dermacentor including D. marginatus and D. reticulatus -- 18. The genus Dermacentor: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 19. Keys for the genus Rhipicephalus (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 20. The genus Rhipicephalus including R. sanguineus sensu lato, R. turanicus, R. rossicus, R. pusillus, R. bursa, R. guilhoni and R. annulatus. Gianluca d'Amico, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfäffle, Margarida Santos-Silva -- 21. The genus Rhipicephalus: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 22. How to collect ticks from the vegetation, and how to interpret these collections -- 23. How to design and address collections from hosts, and how to interpret these collections.
Keywords: Parasitology; Animal systematics; Animal taxonomy; Invertebrates; Veterinary medicine; Medical microbiology; Animal ecology; Parasitology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Invertebrates; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Medical Microbiology; Animal Ecology