Also known as the Taiga tick
Hosts
Sheep, cattle, horse, dog, human
Distribution
Eastern Europe
Pathogenesis
Human: Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis and Lyme disease
Description
Adult female dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female dorsal view. (Click on picture for a close up)
Adult female ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult female ventral view. (Click on picture for a close up)
Adult male dorsal features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult male dorsal view. (Click on picture for a close up)
Adult male ventral features
(Specimen courtesy of the Natural History Museum, London)
Adult male ventral view. (Click on picture for a close up)