ticks (names)

Question 1

Argas persicus

Answer 1

Fowl Tick or Avian Spirochetosis Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Domestic poultry, grouse, canaries, guinea fowl, and pigeons; larvae can cause paralysis in young chickens.

Question 2

Argas spp.

Answer 2

Family Argasidae (Soft Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Domestic poultry, grouse, canaries, guinea fowl, and pigeons; typically found in cracks and crannies in hen houses rather than on the host.

Question 3

Carios spp.

Answer 3

Family Argasidae (Soft Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Limited to bats.

Question 4

Ornithodoros spp.

Answer 4

Family Argasidae (Soft Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Found in avian roosts and nests, rodent burrows, and resting places of large mammals; primarily vectors for relapsing fever in humans.

Question 5

Ornithodoros coriaceus

Answer 5

Family Argasidae (Soft Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Deer and cattle.

Question 6

Ornithodoros hermsi

Answer 6

Family Argasidae (Soft Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Rodents.

Question 7

Otobius megnini

Answer 7

Spinose Ear Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Ear canals of cattle, also sometimes other domestic animals and humans.

Question 8

Amblyomma americanum

Answer 8

Lone-star Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Adults engorge on humans, dogs, horses, cattle, and wildlife; range expanding potentially due to larger deer numbers. Larvae and nymphs engorge on small mammals.

Question 9

Amblyomma cajennense

Answer 9

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Suspected to vector disease between horses. Generally attacks humans, livestock, dogs, and cats.

Question 10

Amblyomma dissimile

Answer 10

Iguana Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Reptiles and amphibians.

Question 11

Amblyomma imitator

Answer 11

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Generally attacks humans, livestock, dogs, and cats.

Question 12

Amblyomma maculatum

Answer 12

Gulf Coast Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Prefers to attach to the ears of larger mammals (e.g., cattle), also infects coyotes, dogs, and other large domestic livestock, humans, and various mammals.

Question 13

Amblyomma tuberculatum

Answer 13

Gopher Tortoise Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Reptiles and amphibians, specifically gopher tortoises.

Question 14

Amblyomma varium

Answer 14

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Sloths in South America.

Question 15

Anomalohimalya lama

Answer 15

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Rodents, shrews, and lagomorphs in the Tibetan Highlands.

Question 16

Aponomma elaphensis

Answer 16

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Rat snakes.

Question 17

Aponomma monstrosus

Answer 17

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Mammals, including horses, pigs, cattle, dogs, and others in India.

Question 18

Bothriocroton spp.

Answer 18

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Reptiles and edentate mammals in Australasia.

Question 19

Cosmiomma hippopotamensis

Answer 19

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Most Commonly Infest: Believed to be the black rhinoceros.

Question 20

Dermacentor albipictus

Answer 20

Winter Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Causes heavy losses among deer, elk, and moose.

Question 21

Dermacentor andersoni

Answer 21

Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Larvae and nymphs feed on small mammals; transmits diseases to dogs, humans, sheep, horses, rabbits, and game birds.

Question 22

Dermacentor (Anocentor) nitens

Answer 22

Tropical Horse Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Prefers external ear canals of horses, also found on cattle, sheep, goats, and deer.

Question 23

Dermacentor nigrolineatus

Answer 23

Brown Winter Tick

Most Commonly Infest: No specific common hosts explicitly mentioned beyond being a “winter tick”.

Question 24

Dermacentor occidentalis

Answer 24

Pacific Coast Tick

Most Commonly Infest: Transmits anaplasmosis to cattle, sheep, and other ruminants.

Question 25

*Dermacentor variabilis*

Answer 25

**American Dog Tick** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Larvae and nymphs engorge on **small rodents**; adults engorge on **humans, dogs, horses, cattle, and wildlife**.

Question 26

*Haemaphysalis leporispalustris*

Answer 26

**Rabbit Tick** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Larvae and nymphs feed on **ground-nesting birds and small mammals**; adults attach to **rabbits** (especially ears and around eyes). Occasional specimens collected from **cats**.

Question 27

*Haemaphysalis longicornis*

Answer 27

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Known to appear on **other animals in massive numbers as larvae and adults, including dogs and humans**.

Question 28

*Hyalomma spp.*

Answer 28

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: No specific common hosts explicitly mentioned.

Question 29

*Ixodes holocyclus*

Answer 29

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Parasite of the **bandicoot and other marsupials**; causes severe tick paralysis in **domestic animals**, especially **dogs**.

Question 30

*Ixodes pacificus*

Answer 30

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Hosts are generally implied to be **small mammals and deer**, similar to *I. scapularis*.

Question 31

*Ixodes ricinus*

Answer 31

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Can cause secondary infection in **lambs**; generally vectors diseases to **bovine, dogs, and people** in Europe.

Question 32

*Ixodes scapularis*

Answer 32

**Deer Tick** or **Black-legged Tick** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Larvae and nymphs normally feed on **mice and voles (white-footed mouse)**; adults typically feed on **deer (white-tailed deer)**. Transmits diseases to **dogs, cats, cattle, horses, humans, ruminants, and rodents**.

Question 33

*Margaropus spp.*

Answer 33

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Two species on **giraffes**, and one is the **winter horse tick** of southern Africa.

Question 34

*Nosomma spp.*

Answer 34

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: No specific common hosts explicitly mentioned.

Question 35

*Nuttalliella spp.*

Answer 35

**Family Nuttalliellidae** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: No specific common hosts explicitly mentioned.

Question 36

*Rhipicentor spp.*

Answer 36

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Two species on **African mammalian carnivores, artiodactyls, and rodents**.

Question 37

*Rhipicephalus annulatus*

Answer 37

**Cattle Fever Tick** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Has a strong affinity for **cattle** and is a **one-host tick**.

Question 38

*Rhipicephalus microplus*

Answer 38

**Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Has a broader host range including **horses, goats, sheep, and deer**, in addition to **cattle**.

Question 39

*Rhipicephalus sanguineus*

Answer 39

**Brown Dog Tick** ## Footnote Most Commonly Infest: Larvae, nymphs, and adults all feed on **dogs** and sometimes on **humans**. Often found in **homes, kennels, and veterinary hospitals**.