53. Ixodes copei Wilson, 1980 .

A Neotropical species known from a female found on Passeriformes: Mimidae, while larvae have been collected from Passeriformes: Turdidae . There are no records of Ixodes copei causing human parasitism.

M: unknown

F: Wilson (1980)

N: unknown

L: Wilson (1980)

Redescriptions: none

Note: Ixodes copei is a Neotropical tick morphologically close to Ixodes brunneus, but other as yet undescribed species in this group probably occur in the Neotropics.