Ixodes confusus Roberts, 1960

Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N. & Robbins, Richard G., 2020, Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019, Zootaxa 4871 (1), pp. 1-322 : 20

50. Ixodes confusus Roberts, 1960 .

An Australasian species, adults of which have been found on Diprotodontia : Macropodidae , Artiodactyla : Bovidae , and Perissodactyla : Equidae . The undescribed nymph was collected from an unknown bird. Ixodes confusus is a very rare parasite of humans.

M: Roberts (1955), under the name Ixodes cordifer , as explained in Roberts (1960)

F: Roberts (1955), under the name Ixodes cordifer , as explained in Roberts (1960)

N: undescribed

L: unknown

Redescriptions

M: Roberts (1960, 1970)

F: Roberts (1960, 1970)

Note: Camicas et al. (1998) state that the nymph of Ixodes confusus is described, but no formal description of this stage has been found. See Ixodes cordifer for additional information on that species’ misidentification as Ixodes confusus .