Ixodes caledonicus Nuttall, 1910

Fedorov, Denis & Hornok, Sándor, 2024, Checklist of hosts, illustrated geographical range, and ecology of tick species from the genus Ixodes (Acari, Ixodidae) in Russia and other post-Soviet countries, ZooKeys 1201, pp. 255-343 : 255-343

Ixodes caledonicus Nuttall, 1910

Ixodes caledonicus Nuttall, 1910: Nuttall 1910: 408.

Ixodes caledonicus sculpturatus Schulze, 1929: 60; Arthur 1963: 53.

Ixodes gussevi Reznik, 1958: 457; Filippova and Panova 1975: 339.

Recorded hosts.

Aves: Apus pacificus (Pacific swift), Corvus corax Linnaeus (common raven), Corvus cornix (hooded crow), Columba livia (common pigeon), Coloeus monedula (western jackdaw), Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon), Monticola solitarius (blue rock thrush), Oenanthe oenanthe (Northern wheatear), Petronia petronia (rock sparrow), Phoenicurus sp. (redstart), Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus) (Alpine swift) ( Filippova 1977; Bolotin and Kolonin 1979).

Recorded locations

(Fig. 31 ). Russia: valley of the Zerkalnaya River ( Bolotin and Kolonin 1979). Ukraine: Crimean Peninsula, in particular the Tarkhankut Peninsula and the cape Kazantyp ( Emchuk 1960; Filippova 1977). Azerbaijan: Qabala ( Reznik 1958), Julfa ( Filippova and Panova 1975). Tajikistan: Hisar Range ( Filippova and Panova 1975).

Ecology and other information.

Ixodes caledonicus is a little studied nidicolous tick species occurring in Europe as well as Western and Middle Asia. In Crimea this species is very rare and never has been found after 1980 ( Nebogatkin 1998). Its hosts are birds that usually nest in rocks, feed on the ground, or feed and drink during flight ( Filippova 1977).

Figures

Figure 31. Map of Russia and neighboring countries showing the locations where Ixodes caledonicus was reported.