Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, 1844

Petney, Trevor N., Boulanger, Nathalie, Saijuntha, Weerachai, Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia, Pfeffer, Martin, Eamudomkarn, Chatanun, Andrews, Ross H., Ahamad, Mariana, Putthasorn, Noppadon, Muders, Senta V., Petney, David A. & Robbins, Richard G., 2019, Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia, Zootaxa 4558 (1), pp. 1-89 : 33-34

Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, 1844

Ixodes vespertilionis is a bat tick that has a very wide distribution in Europe and Asia (Guglielmone et al. 2014; Estrada-Peña et al. 2018). In continental Southeast Asia it has been recorded from Lao PDR and Thailand, with other Asian records from China, including Taiwan, South Korea and Japan ( Yamaguti et al. 1971; Tanskul et al. 1983; Teng and Jiang 1991; Robbins 2005; Chen et al. 2010; Kim et al. 2011; Bush and Robbins 2012; Vongphayloth et al. 2018a). Recently, I. collaris was described from Vietnam, and it is possible that other Asian records have been confused with this species ( Hornok et al. 2016).

All life history stages are illustrated in Yamaguti et al. (1971).