Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini & Fanzago, 1878 (Fig. 6)

Material examined: Sakar Mts, SW of Izvorovo Vill., 41°57'11.9"N 26°07'56.2"E, 289 m a.s.l., roadside grasslands with burrows of Spermophilus citellus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Fig. 8), 08.v.2024, 1 ♀ (BFUS- ACR000018), on clothing, D. Gradinarov & Y. Petrova leg.

Notes: Widely distributed species in Bulgaria, most common in the Southern Black Sea coast and the Upper Thracian plain regions (Georgieva & Gecheva 2013). The species exhibits high ecological plasticity and is found in a variety of habitats (Georgieva & Gecheva 2013, Estrada-Peñа et al. 2017).